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The Top Ten Human Evolution Discoveries from Ethiopia
The Top Ten Human Evolution Discoveries from Ethiopia
Home to Lucy, Ardi, the oldest stone tools, the first fossils of modern humans and many other discoveries, Ethiopia deserves the title of Cradle...
History: The highest office in the land
That is how the guards of the national palace's main gate stood daily from sun up to sundown by shift in the era of Emperor Hail/ Selassie. They were well polished military officers who were trained...
New Book ‘Prevail’: Personal Stories From Mussolini’s Invasion of Ethiopia
In a new book entitled Prevail: The Inspiring Story of Ethiopia’s Victory over Mussolini’s Invasion, Jeff Pearce, a journalist based in Toronto, focuses on rarely told and fascinating personal...
The Benefits Of Circumcision Outweigh The Risks 100 To 1
Circumcision has a poor reputation for deleting men's sexual function and "mutilating" newborns, but researchers have data to prove it's all false.
One of the earliest decisions two parents make is...
Aids: Origin of pandemic ‘was 1920s Kinshasa’
The origin of the Aids pandemic has been traced to the 1920s in the city of Kinshasa, in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, scientists say.
An international team of scientists say a...
Durban 2014 Review: BETI AND AMARE Is A Bizarre Ethiopian Oddity
It is 1936 and Mussolini is on the move, the fascist leader's troops pressing into Ethiopia to increase their foothold in Africa. Fearing the worst teenaged girl Beti is sent away from the big city...
Pushkin, Russia’s national poet: Ethiopian or Eritrean?
The origin of renowned Russian poet Alexander Pushkin has long been a source of dispute between historians in Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea.
"[There's] no question about Alexander Pushkin being...
Today in History: IDF Airlifts 14,500 Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Next year in Jerusalem” are words spoken by Jews all over the world. For the Jews of Ethiopia, this dream was a promise.
Exactly 23 years ago , the IDF carried out Operation Solomon, a massive...
‘Biggest dinosaur ever’ discovered
Fossilised bones of a dinosaur believed to be the largest creature ever to walk the Earth have been unearthed in Argentina, palaeontologists say.
Based on its huge thigh bones, it was 40m (130ft)...
The Colonial Era Blue Nile Treaty on the 21st Centaury
As the third anniversary of the Renaissance dam whose construction reached well above 30% is approaching, Egypt is using all her arsenals to hinder the dam’s construction.
One of the recent...
Empress Taitu Bitul named among “6 Fearless Black Female Warriors You Should Know” by Atlanta Black Star website
Empress Taitu Bitul of Ethiopia (1851 – February 11, 1918)
Empress Taitu was the loyal wife of Emperor Menelik II. She was considered a brilliant military strategist, a commander and an advisor to...
AAU’s history department at risk of closure
Addis Ababa University's history department at risk of closure, According to sources the Department didn't receive any students this Year....
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