A symbol of continental unity since 1961, Africa Hall in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa has undergone a sweeping ...

This was the conundrum Ras Tafari Makonnen found himself in. Later known as Haile Selassie I, the emperor of Ethiopia would take on this double role for most of his life. On the one hand ...

Fifty years on, the 1975 Land Proclamation—born of student fervor, rural uprisings, and even tragic clashes—enters its golden jubilee with barely a whisper.

Zewditu died two days later, and on November 2, 1930, Negus Tafari was crowned emperor. Upon his coronation, Tafari took the ...

Only 26 African countries had achieved independence when, in February 1961, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ascended a sloping staircase to inaugurate Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, which he gifted ...

Ethiopia’s Africa Hall, a historic symbol of Pan-African unity, has been renovated and modernized after a decade-long ...

ፕሮፌሰር ገብሩ ታረቀ፤ ስለ ቀዳማዊ አጼ ኃይለ ሥላሴ የአገዛዝ ዘመን ጅምርና ፍጻሜ ይናገራሉ። ፕሮፌሰር ገብሩ “The Ethiopian ...

There are only three avenues in Kenya’s capital: Kenyatta, Moi and Haile Selassie Avenues in honour of our first and second Presidents…and Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I. The reason ...