(Mar 02, 2015, (Ethiopia))--In March 1896 a well-disciplined and massive Ethiopian army did the unthinkable—it routed an invading Italian force and brought Italy's war of conquest in Africa to an end. In an age of relentless European expansion, Ethiopia had successfully defended its independence and cast doubt upon an unshakable certainty of the age—that sooner or later all Africans would fall under the rule of Europeans.
Monday, March 02, 2015
Where Rimbaud Found Peace in Ethiopia
(Mar 02, 2015, (The New York Times))--In December of 1880, the mercurial French poet Arthur Rimbaud entered the ancient walled city of Harar, Ethiopia, a journey that had involved crossing the Gulf of Aden in a wooden dhow and 20 days on horseback through the Somali Desert.
Ethiopian Airlines Won ATW Best Regional Airline in the World Award
(Mar 02, 2015, (Africa Business Communities))--Ethiopian Airlines was adjudged with the Best Regional Airline of the Year award among airlines of all regions in the world by Air Transport World (ATW) at the 41st annual Air Transport World Airline Industry Achievement Awards ceremony held in Washington D.C. on 25 February 2015.
Injera diplomacy and honouring heroes the Ethiopian way
Mar 02, 2015, ( Daily Monitor))--When President Museveni delegated the Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, to represent him at the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF) in Mekele, Ethiopia, on February 17 and 18, Dr Rugunda in turn asked me to accompany him.
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