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How Italy Lost to Ethiopia in 1895

Italy’s attempt to expand into Ethiopia ended in a decisive defeat. Seeking to build a colonial empire, Italian forces ...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The numbers at the St. George Armenian Apostolic Church in Addis Ababa are not adding up. Church records show an average of two funerals a year, but a wedding only every ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — From across the street, Ernesto “Ernie” Spinelli looks like a 20-something kid: black pant legs pulled up unevenly to the knees, ball cap on backward with curls spilling everywhere, ...
ADDIS ABABA, July 3 (Reuters) - Tsegaye Tadesse, a former Reuters correspondent in Ethiopia who had a front row seat to history and a knack for being in the right place at the right time, has died at ...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is already a veteran at surprising the world in just three years in power. He’s done it again this week by announcing that, after a year of waging ...
Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was recently officially inaugurated after 14 years and US$5 billion worth of project work.
In this 2009 file photo, former fashion model Yeharerwerk Gashaw speaks on the importance of education before Denton's "5K Education 4 Everyone" benefit run, which raises scholarship money for The ...
ONE Champion Hewan Goitom Berhane shares how today’s youth can use history to create a dialogue for a more inclusive Ethiopia in the future. “Where did we go wrong?’’ In the midst of this crisis in ...
Tsegaye Tadesse, a former Reuters correspondent in Ethiopia who had a front row seat to history and a knack for being in the right place at the right time, has died at 92. ADDIS ABABA, July 3 (Reuters ...