Haile Selassie was known as a child as Lij Tafari Makonnen. Lij is translated as 'child' and serves to indicate that a youth ...

Thirty years after Eritrea revoked the citizenship of Jehovah’s Witnesses, international human rights experts are condemning ...

A STOLEN ancient Ethiopian shield has finally retuned back its homeland after more than 150 years. His Imperial Highness ...

The death of deposed Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie on August 27, 1975, remains shrouded in mystery 25 years on as plans go ahead for his remains to be buried in a state funeral on Sunday.

Menelik went on to establish the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia, a lineage that persisted until the overthrow of Emperor Haile ...

If we ever needed to use our vote, use our voice, to ask whose policies will help the poor, we sure do need to now. As long ...

The likeness of Haile Selassie is being given pride of place outside the $200m (£154m) building in recognition for his role in establishing its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity (OAU).

By channelling Bob Marley, Kemi Badenoch may have been sending a subtle message to Dawn Butler, whose parents were from ...

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king, who befriended leaders in the US, Europe and ...

Fifteen years later the world looks very different. War, pandemic, the climate crisis and more have ravaged the globe. The ...

On Sept. 12, 1940, the prehistoric Lascaux cave paintings were discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork in France. Rastafari movement Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ኃይለ ...