After decades of work, funding delays and regional pushback, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is inaugurated.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Bells tolled and thousands of Ethiopians wailed and applauded Sunday as Haile Selassie, their last emperor, was finally laid to rest 25 years after his mysterious death. As ...

How did Ethiopia fall into dictatorship and war? The Derg seized power in 1974, overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie - but their rule led to mass killings, economic collapse, and conflict. Discover how ...

An interesting holiday jumps out in July: Emperor Haile Selassie was born on July 23, 1892. His backstory: In the 1930s, Marcus Garvey led the Universal Negro Improvement Association. One day, he told ...

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Isaac's story begins in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he grew up with dozens of other adopted brothers and sisters under the care of Haile Selassie I, who ruled Ethiopia at the time and is regarded as ...

Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure ...

Haile Selassie’s grandson has bought an Ethiopian shield at an auction to return the artefact to its homeland. The object, made of silver and animal hide, was stolen by British forces at the Battle of ...

Abdulhakim Shamsuddin was 14 and in high school in the city of Dire Dawa when he first heard that he could contribute to the building of a dam on the Blue Nile. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ...