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I'm interested in adding an article by Girma Asmerom that would update the economic protion of the page, as well as offical exchange rates from the government of Eritrea. MTekle

Is this project still active? Ted87 21:21, 24 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, it's just becoming active. It was only formed a little while ago, and no one has organized anything yet.


 * Yom 21:47, 24 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Dope enough. I'm in. Ted87 22:08, 24 April 2006 (UTC)


 * We do work on projects, however, there doesnt seem to be very much work going on. I would appreciate your input to help us improve the information content of Eritrea. I of course cannot do so single handedly :) Merhawie 23:17, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Let me take a look around then I'll give some input. Ted87 00:06, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Hey, is there anyone who's able to translate some articels of this project into tigrinyain order to add to the Eritrean Wikipedia?


 * Sorry, I don't think any (very) active Wikipedian speaks Tigrinya well (Merhawie can't speak it much, I don't think). The Tigrinya Wikipedia is for all Tigrinya speakers, not just Eritreans, by the way (there are actually more Tigrinya speakers in Ethiopia than in Eritrea). Good luck, though! &mdash; ዮም   (Yom)  |  contribs  •  Talk  •  E  03:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Images
hello, i am a fellow eritrean, but i, and many eritreans i know who have viewed this site, wondering why the editor of this page has dicided to put a rashida photo up instead of another group more representative such as habesha, blen etc. i say this because rashida are actually a group who have immigrated to eritrea from the Peninsula, but were granted citizenship due to the number of years the resided in eritrea, although i am by no means suggesting they are not eritrean, we just feel that another group should be presented (lets not forget this is mainly to educate those who do not know about eritrea). other then this, the overall site seems very good, and i thank you for taking to to read this, if you decide to change the picture, i would be happy to recommend one. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.35.191.154 (talk • contribs)


 * So you say that the Rashaida are LESS Eritrean than for example the Tigrigna? --Tiqur Anbessa 12:49, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

LOL, how did i know i would find someone who is looking for a fight. I never made that claim, quite the contrary, but if u look at my brackets i said to remember that we are educating those who do not know about eritrea, therefore does it not make sense to put a picture of the majority in our capital city. and if u dont mind me askin, are you rashaida. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.35.191.154 (talk • contribs)


 * Hello, I was the onoe who has put up a number of the pictures related to Eritrea. I put the pictures up provide a broad description of ALL Eritreans. The Rashaida are just as Eritrean as the Kunama and I would say from significantly different ethnic backgrounds. Furthermore to recognize the Tigrinya population I put up the kitcha fit-fit, which is an exclusively "highlander" food. So in general the pictures that were chosen were chosen to provide a broad view of all Eritreans without having too much clutter. --Merhawie 18:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)


 * The Rashaida constitute the smallest population size of eritean ethnic groups and their skin color is dissimilar to the other 8 ethnic groups (which have black color in common with different degree) . If you tell a foreigner that is what eritreans look like I don’t think he will see one with in months if not years.

Hello, I think, it is quite important to show the cultural diversity within Eritrea. Especially the minority groups should be more visible in a representation of Eritrea. Otherwise, this might become a reproduction of cliché images. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.144.13.118 (talk) 14:02, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

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National Scout Association of Eritrea
Can someone who speaks Tigrinya render "National Scout Association of Eritrea" and "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Tigrinya? Thanks! Chris 14:34, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

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African cinema task force
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Help request: 87 Eritrea-related articles needing geographical coordinates
Based on a search of Wikipedia's articles related to Eritrea, I've found some articles that I believe are about places in Eritrea, and could usefully have geographical coordinates added.

The articles in question are listed in Category:Eritrea articles missing geocoordinate data. At the time of writing, some examples included:
 * 1) Amphila Bay
 * 2) Asmat District
 * 3) Berikh District
 * 4) Dekemhare District
 * 5) Foro District
 * 6) Ghinda District
 * 7) Keren District

...and there are many more, as well. At the time of posting this notice, there were 87 articles in this category needing geographical coordinates.

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WikiProject Eritrea page makeover
Hi,

Was wondering if anyone would like for me to do a makeover for the WikiProject Eritra page? It will look really good. Let me know if you all are interested. Regards. Wiki Raja (talk) 05:03, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

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Unreferenced living people articles bot
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Coat of arms of Eritrea
Hi. I'm just posting a note here to alert members of this project to a name-change discussion going on at Talk:Coat of arms of Eritrea. Any opinions regarding the merits of the move request would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. -GTBacchus(talk) 15:49, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Emblem
A new and more detailed image of the emblem of Eritrea is available.

The colours used are based upon the version used by the Eritrean embassy in Stockholm.

[tk]  XANDERLIPTAK  16:15, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

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WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Eritrea will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in Eritrea's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 22:15, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Discussion at WP:ETHIOPIA
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Matthew Bryden
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Languages in censuses and Race and ethnicity in censuses
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Zerai Deres
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