Bahru Zewde has updated the first edition, adding a new chapter and taking the history through to 1991. 'The new chapter enhances the value of the book as the best historical introduction to modern ...

Ethiopia February 11th, 1855. Tewodros II, once labeled as an outlaw in his country, he was now one of the greatest leaders of Ethiopia! Acting as an excellent strategist Tewodros II knew Ethiopia ...

Ethiopia, with its unparalleled history as the only African nation never ... This ancient practice of memorialization finds a modern parallel in the work of the Ethiopian art collective Yatreda ...

With a population of 102.5 million, Ethiopia has a long history of hosting refugees. Today, there are more than 770,000 refugees in Ethiopia, mostly from South Sudan, Somalia and Sudan. The ...

He has been engaged in research on the social, political and economic history of modern Ethiopia since the mid-18th century. He has over fifty articles on various topics published in international ...

Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our Ethiopia Empire Series. With questions like, won't your face melt off if ...

The official name of the only railway in Ethiopia is Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Franco-Ethiopien de Djibouti à Addis Ababa. Between magnificent modern stations at either end of the line stretch ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's vibrant capital, known as the "political capital of Africa," is positioned to enhance its standing as a premier destination for conference tourism. As the headquarters of the ...

The author does not ignore the more positive features of the occupation ... Bahru's work is the first history of modern Ethiopia to be written by an Ethiopian, and thus provides a new perspective.