The Agazian Movement is a nationalist movement that emerged within the Eritrean diaspora around 2016. It seeks to establish a Tigrinyan Orthodox-Christian state in what is currently Eritrea and part of Ethiopia. [1] The movement is characterized by its anti-Muslim rhetoric, militant politics, and its impact on the already divided Eritrean opposition. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The movement's primary objective is the establishment of an Agazian state that would unite Tigrinya-speaking Orthodox Christians from both Eritrea and the Tigray region in Ethiopia. [8] [9] This vision includes rejecting the current Eritrean state, which the Agazian Movement views as a product of colonialism. The movement's leaders advocate for the dismantling of Eritrea's territorial boundaries, arguing that they were artificially imposed by colonial powers. [10]