The Emperor Selassie first tried to hide the famine ... Famine had once again taken hold in Ethiopia, this time in the midst of the rule of Mengistu Haile Mariam. Mengistu was the ruthless ...

Legend has it the house was once offered to the emperor himself. Its original owner sought to gift the home to Menelik, believing the sightline to the church from its upper windows would appeal to the ...

Resistance hero Ras Desta Damtew was executed by Italian fascists in 1937, after which some of his belongings are believed to ...

Haile Selassie I © Chronicle/Alamy If you’ve considered accidental divinity—mortal men being worshipped as gods—you’ve probably thought it a rare phenomenon ...

Only 26 African countries had achieved independence when, in February 1961, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ascended a ...

Acting as an excellent strategist Tewodros II knew Ethiopia needed a united front and an organized modern military to survive European Colonialism. So this Barefoot Emperor lived in extreme ...

Good Night, and Good Luck, George Clooney: Actor takes stage adaptation of 2005 Movie to Broadway ...