Afars
- plural of Afar.
Example Sentences
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"To disarm them all is unacceptable to the Afars," Meles explains.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile the French Territory of Afars and Issas, with its key port of Djibouti, which provides an Ethiopian rail link to the sea, gains independence from Paris next month.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the past few months, hostilities have raged between the Afars and Tigreans, the Gurages and Wolaytas, the Anuaks and Nuers, and the Oromos and Tigreans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Neighboring Ethiopia, which contains large numbers of Afars, backs the tribe's cause in French Somaliland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Background: The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
