Present-day country
Ethiopia
4 nations list Ethiopia among their present-day countries.
Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.
4 nations
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Afar
Lands the Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia, the Dankalia coast of Eritrea, and Djibouti
Ethiopia's Afar State is home to about 1.8 million Afar people, by a government projection.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Anywaa
Also known as Anuak
Lands Gambella in western Ethiopia, along the Akobo, Alwaro, Openo (Baro) and Gilo rivers, and neighbouring South Sudan
Anywaa activists helped found EMIPRO in 2022, the first legally registered Indigenous-led rights organization in Ethiopia.
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Konso
Lands the Konso highlands of south-western Ethiopia
The Konso built the dry-stone terraces of their highlands and still farm them; UNESCO lists the Konso Cultural Landscape as World Heritage.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Oromo
Lands Oromia and other regions of Ethiopia, and northern Kenya
Knowledge of the Gada system is passed on to Oromo children today, at home and at school.
Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (opens in a new tab) Checked