Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation
| Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Ibrahim Harun Abdu Sheek (spokesperson Yasin Mohamed, Nasradin ALI) |
| Dates of operation | 1999–present |
| Headquarters | Afar Region, Ethiopia |
| Active regions | Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea |
| Ideology | Afar self-determination |
| Allies | State allies
Non-state allies |
| Opponents | Eritrea |
The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation (Afar: Qasa Badih Qafarih Dimokraasih Missoyna; Tigrinya: ዲሞክራሲያዊ ውድብ ዓፋር ቀይሕ ባሕሪ; Arabic: التنظيم الديمقراطي لعفر البحر الأحمر, transliteration: Al-tanzim Al-dimokrati Li-'afar Al-Bahr Al-Ahmar; abbreviated RSADO) is a political organisation and armed insurgent group based in Ethiopia. The organisation is made up of mainly ethnic Afar people, and was founded in early 1999 following a revolt by the Red Sea Afar people led by Ahmed Humed, after the UN-supervised Eritrean independence referendum was held in 1993. The primary goal of RSADO is to achieve autonomy for the region known as Dankalia, inhabited mainly by the Red Sea Afar.
After several years of dormancy, in July 2025 the RSADO renewed its armed struggle against the Eritrean government.