One of them also happens to be the continent’s highest capital city, sitting at around 2,355 metres above sea level. The city ...

“The appeal of Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative lies in its usefulness to societies and ruling elites across Eurasia and beyond, who are willing to accept or even embrace it as long as it aligns ...

“Much of this narrative traces back to Nikolai Leontiev, a Russian adventurer who arrived in Ethiopia in early 1895 and bluffed his way into the inner circle of [Ethiopian Emperor] Menelik II ...

It’s fair to say that you shouldn’t eat your books. Menelik II, the emperor of Ethiopia, chewed the pages of his Bible during every reading. Legend has it he died after consuming the entire ...

Throughout history, Ethiopia’s national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and access to the sea have been fiercely protected through the ...