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Haile Selassie

It’s a politically sizzling summer for the US on domestic and foreign policy, geopolitics and a presidential race

World

It’s a politically sizzling summer for the US on domestic and foreign policy, geopolitics and a presidential race

By J Brooks Spector

Biden ‘gaffe’ gathers moral impetus while Zelensky call mirrors 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie plea

World

Biden ‘gaffe’ gathers moral impetus while Zelensky call mirrors 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie plea

By J Brooks Spector

In the face of pro-democracy uprising, King Mswati III reads from Selassie’s script

Africa

In the face of pro-democracy uprising, King Mswati III reads from Selassie’s script

By Drew Forrest

Bob Marley Lives! (Still) So Much Trouble in the World

Africa

Bob Marley Lives! (Still) So Much Trouble in the World

By Mark Heywood

War in Tigray: The battle for what constitutes the ‘Ethiopian nation’

Africa

War in Tigray: The battle for what constitutes the ‘Ethiopian nation’

By Namhla Matshanda

Nelson Mandela in Sudan: A historic 1962 journey

South Africa

Nelson Mandela in Sudan: A historic 1962 journey

By Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud

ISS Today: Why the African Union needs a stable Ethiopia

Africa

ISS Today: Why the African Union needs a stable Ethiopia

By ISS Today

Newsdeck

Joint committee of Rastas takes dagga fight to Parliament

By News24

Meskel Square, Addis Ababa: Worshipping at the temple of long-distance running

Africa

Meskel Square, Addis Ababa: Worshipping at the temple of long-distance running

By Simon Allison

Eritrea: Africa's North Korea, complete with unhinged president

Africa

Eritrea: Africa's North Korea, complete with unhinged president

By Simon Allison