Quick Facts: Bet Gabriel Rufael one of the 11 monolithic rock-cut churches in Lalibela
Bet Gabriel Rufael – one of the 11 monolithic rock-cut churches found in Lalibela (formerly known as Roha) in northern Ethiopi...
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Quick Fact: Empress Zewditu – the only female Monarch of Ethiopia to be crowned Nigiste Negestat (Queen of Kings)
Empress Zewditu – the only female Monarch of Ethiopia to be crowned in her own right as Nigiste Negestat (Queen of Kings) sinc...
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H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I & The Abolition of Slavery in Ethiopia
Emperor Haile Selassie had a twofold diagnosis as to why his predecessors’ efforts to curb or end slavery had failed: a combination...
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Ras Makonnen Woldemikael, father of Emperor Haile Selassie I
Ras Makonnen Woldemikael one of the most important noblemen at the court of Emperor Menelik II. He served many years as General and...
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A leap of faith! Ethiopia’s ‘church in the sky’ is perched on a 2,500ft cliff
Abuna Yemata Guh has been on the clifftop on Northern Ethiopia since 5th century AD To visit requires a six-metre climb up sh...
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Quick Fact: Ethiopian Christian & Muslim Brotherhood Relations Forever
Ethiopian Christians and Muslims in friendship and brotherhood for eternity It all started back in the year 615 A.D. when muslim ref...
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Quick Fact: Ancient Ethiopia was one of the 4 major world powers (1st century B.C. until 900 A.D.)
Ancient Ethiopia was one of the 4 major world powers among Rome, Persia and China in late antiquity (1st century B.C. until 900 A.D....
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Ethiopia: ‘Red Terror’ war crimes trial begins at The Hague
The war crimes trial of an aide to Ethiopia’s former communist ruler has begun in the Netherlands. Eshetu Alemu, 63, is accuse...
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Rastafari Reading of Haile Selessie I Order of Coronation: Sirate Neg’s ሥርዓት ንግሥ 1.1
English Translation of the Original Amharic & Ge’ez text of the Liturgy & Programme of The Coronation (November 2, 193...
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The Russians Who Fought For Ethioipia In The Battle of Adwa
There has been a reoccurring curiosity concerning the Truth that exist about the relationship between Russia and Ethiopia. In March,...
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Sun., October 6, 1935: Italian forces captured Adwa
Adwa (Tigrinya: ዓድዋ?; also spelled Aduwa) is a market town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia. It is best known as the communi...
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OCTOBER 3, 1935: ITALY INVADES ETHIOPIA
October 3, 1935: Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, is invaded on by facist Italy under Benito...
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