Africa

[mbewane]

Islamist ? This isn't Mali, nothing has been reported to show they have any goals tied to Islam. They just happen to be a mostly Muslim rebel group. This has way more in common with CIV's conflict where the opposite sides were split between religious demographics although the conflict was not religious.

Also this is Africa breh the people in the Northeast of your country have a common culture and are often same ethnic groups as people in Chad/Sudan. How do you know whether they are foreigners or not? This reminds me of Ivorians claiming the Northerners were all Burkinabe/Malian etc.

I said pseudo-islamist for a reason breh, quote me right. And if they're pillaging/looting/raping Christians and not Muslims, I'll call them that way, i'm still hoping regular muslims wouldn't do that.

We know they are foreigners because a lot of those mercenaries don't speak any local language, including languages from the Northeast.So unlike Northern people in CIV who were really Ivorians with foreign origins, we're talking here about some local (centralafrican) rebel groups with a lot of foreign (i.e people who never lived in CAR) mercenaries.

 

[WaveGang]

Mali without mention of the Tuareg is western propaganda, dont believe... RESEARCH!

no surprise ppl have nothing to say on this

the truth always goes unnoticed by untrained minds

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Besides Ahramic, what other languages are spoken in Ethiopia in mass?

IIt looks something like this:
Distribution of languages of Ethiopia (2007)
Oromo
 33.8%
Amharic
 29.33%
Somali
 6.25%
Tigrinya
 5.86%
Sidamo
 4.04%
Wolaytta
 2.21%
Gurage
 2.01%
Afar
 1.74%
Hadiyya
 1.69%
Gamo
 1.45%
Others
 11.62%

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

All the languages, or close to it...

• • North
  • Tigrinya language (also in Eritrea)
  • • Ge'ez language (extinct, liturgical)
    • Tigre language (also in Eritrea)
  • South
    • Transverse
      • Amharic language
      • Argobba language
      • Harari language
      • East Gurage languages
        • Silt'e language (Ulbareg, Inneqor)
        • Wolane language
        • Zay language
    • Outersouth
      • Gafat language (extinct)
      • Soddo language
      • Muher language
      • Goggot language
      • West Gurage languages
        • Inor language
        • Mesmes language (extinct)
        • Mesqan language
        • Chaha (Sebat Bet Gurage)
        • Ezha language
        • Gumer language
        • Gura language
        • Gyeto language
        • Indegen language
        • Iner language

• Cushytic
  • Agaw languages
    • Awngi language, incl. dialect Kunfal
    • Qimant language
    • Xamtanga language
  • East Cushytic
    • Afar language (also in Eritrea and in Djibouti)
    • Alaba language
    • Arbore language
    • Baiso language
    • Bussa language
    • Burji language
    • Daasanach language (also in Kenya)
    • Dirasha language
    • Gawwada language
    • Gedeo language
    • Hadiyya language
    • Kambaata language
    • Konso language
    • Libido language
    • Oromo language (also in Kenya)
    • Saho language (also in Eritrea)
    • Sidamo language
    • Somali language (also in Somalia)
    • Tsamai language

• Omotic
  • Aari language
  • Anfillo language
  • Bambassi language
  • Basketo language
  • Bench language
  • Boro language, also called Shinasha
  • Chara language
  • Dime language
  • Dizi language
  • Dorze language
  • Gamo-Gofa-Dawro
  • Ganza language
  • Gayil language
  • Hamer-Banna
  • Hozo language
  • Kachama-Ganjule language
  • Kafa language
  • Karo language
  • Koorete language
  • Male language
  • Melo language
  • Nayi language
  • Oyda language
  • Seze language
  • Shekkacho language
  • Sheko language
  • Wolaytta language
  • Yemsa language
  • Zayse-Zergulla language

Nilo-Saharan[edit]
In Ethiopia, the term "Nilotic" is often used to refer to Nilo-Saharan languages and their communities. However, in academic linguistics, "Nilotic" is only part of "Nilo-Saharan", a segment of the larger Nilo-Saharan family.

Nilo-Saharan

• Anuak language (also in Sudan)
• Berta language
• Gumuz language
• Kacipo-Balesi language (also in Sudan)
• Komo language
• Kwama language
• Kwegu language
• Majang language
• Me'en language
• Murle language (also in Sudan)
• Mursi language
• Nuer language (also in Sudan)
• Nyangatom language
• Opuuo language
• Shabo language
• Suri language
• Uduk language (also in Sudan)

Unclassified[edit]

• Weyto language (extinct)
• Ongota (moribund; possibly Omotic or its own branch of Afro-Asiatic or not Afro-Asiatic at all)
• Rer Bare language (extinct, maybe Bantu)

 

[thatrapsfan]

I said pseudo-islamist for a reason breh, quote me right. And if they're pillaging/looting/raping Christians and not Muslims, I'll call them that way, i'm still hoping regular muslims wouldn't do that.

We know they are foreigners because a lot of those mercenaries don't speak any local language, including languages from the Northeast.So unlike Northern people in CIV who were really Ivorians with foreign origins, we're talking here about some local (centralafrican) rebel groups with a lot of foreign (i.e people who never lived in CAR) mercenaries.

My point is simple, if the people involved don't frame their goals in religious terms,why are you doing so? There are plenty of conflicts where two different communities with different religions are involved, that are not religious conflicts. An example that comes to mind is Sri Lanka where the Tamils were mostly hindu and Sinhalelse Buddhist. But no one would frame that conflict is a religious one. Just because Muslims are involved doesn't mean its a religious conflict.

 

[thatrapsfan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25134276

This looks like a very promising project. There should be more investment in rail in Africa.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25134276

This looks like a very promising project. There should be more investment in rail in Africa.

I be thinkin about that shyt to myself, if it were elevated on platforms it'd be nice. I know it might not be feasible but it'd be a good way to discourage that train hopping shyt and wouldn't fukk with the environment.

 

[Sinnerman]

one of my favorite projects in Africa

http://www.konzacity.co.ke/

 

[thatrapsfan]

Dar Es Salaam is working on a rapid- transit system right now and there is so much construction going on all around the city.Second fastest growing city in Africa after Lagos. Really enjoyed my stay there a month ago, one of my favourite cities in Africa. I think TZ is often overlooked in general because of their emphasis on Swahili. All the media and talk coming out of there is in Swahili so its not accessible for most international media.


Some photos of Dar:

 

[mbewane]

My point is simple, if the people involved don't frame their goals in religious terms,why are you doing so? There are plenty of conflicts where two different communities with different religions are involved, that are not religious conflicts. An example that comes to mind is Sri Lanka where the Tamils were mostly hindu and Sinhalelse Buddhist. But no one would frame that conflict is a religious one. Just because Muslims are involved doesn't mean its a religious conflict.

I never said it was a religious conflict, because I know it didn't start out that way. It started out as usual, rebels vs govt, we've had tons of those. But the big difference this time is that a LOT of those rebels groups are foreigners, NOT central africans. And the other difference is that muslims were spared in the looting/raping/pillaging, while non-muslims were not. So I won't be PC and say religion has nothing to do with the conflict.