Italy tried to invade Ethiopia, or Abyssinia as it was also known, in 1895, when European powers were carving up the African continent between themselves - but it went on to suffer a humiliating ...

Matter of fact the people of Ethiopia, or Abyssinia, are of every color from coal black through tawny brown to olive, include many non-Afric races. Centuries ago scornful Arabs nicknamed them ...

A STOLEN ancient Ethiopian shield has finally retuned back its homeland after more than 150 years. His Imperial Highness ...

At five am on the 3rd of October 1935 Italian forces crossed into Abyssinia, modern day Ethiopia, signalling the start of the Second Italian-Abyssinian War. The war’s outcome would not only ...

The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum in Lancaster is understood to house objects taken during a 19th-century campaign in Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, which have a deep cultural significance for the ...

Centuries of Moslem armies attacking had made a mark and left Abyssinia/Ethiopia with a 30 percent Moslem minority. The threat of Moslem armies from the east led Abyssinian emperors to seek allies to ...

Nevertheless, an attempt was made to establish a Russian community in Ethiopia. In 1889, Ataman Nikolai Ashinov set out to establish a settlement of free spirits in Abyssinia. Ashinov’s idea failed, ...

The story features exotic characters from Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia) and examines the human condition, and our constant fascination with the pursuit of happiness and whether the grass truly is ...

The Maqdala treasures include an 18th Century gold crown and a royal wedding dress, taken from Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) by the British army in 1868. Historians say 15 elephants and 200 mules ...

Ethiopia is seeking to raise 30 billion birr ($255 million) selling shares in a state-run wireless company, making it the nation’s first initial public offering, and paving the way to start a ...

Kabaka Mwanga died in the Seychelles in 1903. The ill-prepared Italian attempt at colonisation of Ethiopia (Abyssinia as it was known then) ended in a resounding defeat for Italy in 1896 at the ...

Following their acclaimed production of Ethiopian Dreams, Circus Abyssinia returns with the exhilarating London premiere of their second production Tulu. Celebrating the true tale of an Ethiopian ...