The Addis Ababa Massacre of February 19, 1937*

This Date in Black History: Ethiopia (By A. Alemayehu) Long before the resistance of Palestinians against Israeli occupation, even longer than the resistance of the French against Nazi occupation, Ethiopians have led

February 19, 2021

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Ethiopia and Socialist Theory: The Blood on the Wall

Ethiopia and Socialist Theory Mike Harman Apr 10 2018 Ken Tarbuck was a member of several different Trotskyist groups in the until the early 1970s. He went to Ethiopia to work as

February 16, 2021

History·Politics

EPRP vs. Meison, 1978

April 23, 2016 Below I am pleased to reprint an editorial from Abyot, the English-language publication of the Study, Publication and Information Center of the Foreign Committee of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Party, from

February 11, 2021

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Adwa Victory Celebrations 2021

February 8, 2021 by Tsehafi Taezaz The 5th Annual RasTafari Nation march celebrating the 124th Anniversary of the Victory at Adwa was convened on 2 March 2020 in Cape Town, Menelik Square

February 8, 2021

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List of Ethiopian Kings | Haile Selassie I lineage

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 Nile” by C.F. Rey, F.R.G.S., Commander of the Order of

February 8, 2021

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

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 churches that were carved from a single volcanic

January 23, 2021

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NEW VERSION documentary Ethiopian crown, with English subtitles.

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

January 11, 2021

Art & Music·History·News

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

Nick Squires January 6, 2021 A leading Italian pasta maker has apologised for naming one of its products after Ethiopia, raking up memories of the country’s inglorious colonial past in the Horn

January 7, 2021

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

In the northern highlands of Ethiopia stand 11 churches that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says were built by angels. This Christmas season brings fresh hope with vaccines rolling out and a new

December 25, 2020

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A century later Ethiopians recall reformist ruler

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 Abiy Ahmed, a Nobel laureate is trying to

October 21, 2020

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

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 of war during Benito Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia

October 16, 2020

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

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 imperial fortress following the Battle of Maqdala in

September 29, 2020

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

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. He was born Sahle Miriam on August 17,

September 5, 2020

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The tragic prince of Abyssinya in Malta

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 his portrait taken. He was the crown-prince of

August 5, 2020

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

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 Italian army in the northern town of Adwa

February 28, 2020

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