Haile Selassie’s grandson has bought an Ethiopian shield at an auction to return the artefact to its homeland. The object, ...

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king, who befriended leaders in the US, Europe and ...

Ethiopia. The likeness of Haile Selassie is being given pride of place outside the $200m (£154m) building in recognition for his role in establishing its predecessor, the Organization of African ...

In celebration of the Toledo Museum of Art’s exhibition “Ethiopia at the Crossroads,” the Royal Ethiopian Trust has honored ...

Their dream came spectacularly true on that momentous day in 1974. The Lucy fossil preserved skull fragments and a lower jaw ...

Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor Haile Selassie and ending a monarchy that had governed the country for 700 years.

The Ethiopian art activation opens October 17 and will feature the works of five prominent Ethiopian artists: Addis Gezehagn, ...

The empire of Haile Selassie affords us the best contemporary example of the feudal state. Society in Ethiopia is based on a rigid stratification of classes, each with its own traditional economic and ...

Withdrawn from auction in February, the shield will make a stop at the Toledo Museum of Art before going on public display at ...

The prince is the son of the late Prince Sahle Selassie, who was the youngest child of Emperor Haile Selassie, who ruled Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 when he was overthrown.