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Afars and Issas

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	Depressed among the Danakil; Ethiopia.(A puzzling kidnap in north-east Ethiopia) Magazine article from: The Economist (US) March 10, 2007 700+ words ...1995, but freed them unharmed. The Afars are more numerous than often realised...previously called the French Territory of Afars and Issas). Ethiopia's present government...side of the border. Still, most Afars remain illiterate, with little access...
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	50 for fun; Phil Brown's trivia quiz.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) June 8, 2006 700+ words ...the Orange Prize for fiction with her novel On Beauty? 43 Named French Somaliland and then French Territory of the Afars and Issas during colonial rule, under what name did this country become independent in 1977? 44 Grace Slick and Paul Kantner...
	National Day of Djibouti.(Opinion and Editorial) Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin June 27, 2008 700+ words ...Somaliland with essentially the current boundaries. In 1967, the area became the French overseas territory of the Afars and Issas. The Republic of Djibouti gained its independence from France on June 27, 1977. Djibouti is an Islamic country...
	No. 1 ethnic minority seeks share of power.(World) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Constantine, Gus April 4, 1996 700+ words ...historically has been beyond their reach. Elsewhere, small armed groups claiming to speak for other ethnic groups, such as Afars or Issas, have their own low-level armed groups that engage in activities ranging from insurgency to banditry. U.S. officials...
	The She-Camels of Las Anod Magazine article from: Black Renaissance Anonymous December 31, 1998 700+ words ...prematurely, was a court interpreter on this same French Coast of Somaliland that became the French Territory of the Afars and Issas, then, upon independence in 1977, simply the Republic of Djibouti. Our driver patiently endeavors to fill his...
	Snipers Magazine article from: Law & Order Meyr, Eitan April 1, 2000 700+ words ...Somali border, where other terrorists joined them. They demanded immediate independence for the French territory of Afars and Issas-or they would cut the children's throats. Negotiations between the local French commander and the terrorists...

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