The Abbay River has for centuries surged through Ethiopia's highlands with immense power, carving deep gorges and sustaining agriculture and life. Yet, for generations, its potential remained largely ...

* I was pleased to read that the late Emperor Haile Selassie (of Ethiopia) was given what appears to be a proper burial 25 years after his death (Nov. 6).

Haile Selassie, who assumed the throne in 1930, was the last in a line of emperors who forged the modern Ethiopian state out of an ancient land of feuding chieftains.

Ethiopia recently ramped up its defence capabilities after inaugurating weapons facilities that will produce ammunition and unmanned drones. Videos circulating on Facebook are being shared with a ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — July 23 marks the 131st anniversary of the birth of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, whom the Rasta faith considers the incarnation of God. Skip to content Mastodon.

Haile-Selassie’s discovery of a 3.8 million-year-old complete hominin cranium is what drew Nature’s attention. The journal first announced it online in August, and then in print in September.

Haile Selassie died in Aug. 1975, almost a year after he was deposed in a military coup. There is no consensus, among historians or among Rastasfari, ...