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Biography·History

Ethiopian War Hero’s Gold Star Medal Emerges in Auction

December 3, 2024

Catherine Hickley 2 December 2024 The descendants of Ras Desta Damtew, a prominent Ethiopian general and nobleman, are endeavoring to reclaim an item that is cataloged in an online auction as originating

Education·History

The Human Ancestor Lucy continues to reveal secrets even 50 years after her discovery

November 24, 2024

AFP November 23, 2024 She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories

Ethiopia’s Role as the First Christian Nation in History

First Published On – CULTURE & SOCIETY In the early part of the

Ethiopia’s Sovereignty Preserved: Menelik II’s Strategic Partnerships with World Powers

(TH) – King Menelik II of Ethiopia is recognized for his significant

History

List of Ethiopian Kings | Haile Selassie I lineage

February 8, 2021

February 22, 2020 by Tsehafi Taezaz List of Ethiopian Kings by H.I.H. Tafari Makonnen, June 19, 1922 Published in: “In The Country of The Blue

History

The untold story of the Ethiopian king who built the incredible rock-hewn churches in Lalibela

January 23, 2021

MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR Head of Content Stacked in the heart of Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia previously known as Roha, are 11 spectacular medieval

Art & Music·History·News

NEW VERSION documentary Ethiopian crown, with English subtitles.

January 11, 2021

NEW VERSION documentary Ethiopian crown, with English subtitles. NEW VERSION documentary Ethiopian crown, with English subtitles.

History·News

Italian pasta company apologises for ‘fascist’ rigatoni named after former colony Ethiopia

January 7, 2021

Nick Squires January 6, 2021 A leading Italian pasta maker has apologised for naming one of its products after Ethiopia, raking up memories of

History

Lalibela: 11 churches, each sculpted out of a single block of stone 800 years ago

December 25, 2020

In the northern highlands of Ethiopia stand 11 churches that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says were built by angels. This Christmas season brings fresh

History

A century later Ethiopians recall reformist ruler

October 21, 2020

Seleshi Tessema 20.10.2020 Ruler Lij Ilyasu’s plans to ensure justice, inclusivity angered nobility, church and colonial powers At a time, when Ethiopian Prime Minister

History·News

The Shadow King, a story about women at the forefront of war during Benito Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia in 1935

October 16, 2020

Oct0ber 16, 2020 Nawaid Anjum Hindustan Times Maaza Mengiste talks about her Booker-nominated novel, The Shadow King, a story about women at the forefront

History

Britain Won’t Return Stolen Ethiopian Treasures; Nor The Remains Of This Prince

September 29, 2020

Ethiopia is intensifying efforts to bring back the remains of a prince believed to have been stolen by British soldiers, who looted his father’s

History·Biography

EMPEROR MENELIK II (SAHLE MIRIAM) (1844-1913)

September 5, 2020

by The Habesha

CONTRIBUTED BY: EUELL A. NIELSEN Emperor Menelik II was one of Ethiopia’s greatest leaders, ruling as King and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913.

Biography·History

The tragic prince of Abyssinya in Malta

August 5, 2020

August 5, 2021 Giovanni Bonello/Times and Malta A frail and melancholic seven-year-old boy was marched through the door of Malta’s leading photographer to have

History

The battle of Adwa: an Ethiopian victory that ran against the current of colonialism

February 28, 2020

February 29, 2020 On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a well-armed

History

Adwa Victory Seminar 2020

February 8, 2020

February 22, 2020 by Tsehafi Taezaz Join the RasTafari Community of South Africa and other associates of the Adwa Movement platform for an unforgettable celebration

Biography·History

Menelik II Biography (1844–1913)

August 13, 2019

As emperor of Ethiopia at the turn of the 20th century, Menelik II maintained his country’s independence in the face of foreign threats and

Ethiopian National Theater, Addis Abeba. Photo by Henrik Berger Jørgensen.

Art & Music·History·In Other News

ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL THEATER: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

July 6, 2019

Written by Zerihun Birehanu Sira | 6th Jul 2019 | Essay, Ethiopia EUROPEAN INFLUENCES IN ETHIOPIAN THEATER Prior to the introduction of European form

Biography·History

Hidden in Windsor Castle: The Mysterious Death and Burial of the Ethiopian Prince

March 20, 2019

by The Habesha

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Lemn Sissay In the late 19th century, a young Ethiopian prince named Alemayehu was tragically swept up in the colonial ambitions

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