Here are some key facts about the main ethnic groups in Ethiopia, where diplomatic sources reported heavy fighting between federal and local forces in the northern Tigray region on Wednesday.

Abdulhakim Shamsuddin was 14 and in high school in the city of Dire Dawa when he first heard that he could contribute to the building of a dam on the Blue Nile. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ...

The term ‘world music’ suggests sounds that are esoteric and unfamiliar — neither of which applies to Ethiopiques, one of the hippest acts of the summer of 08 that recently played both London’s ...

The film presents a news report on Ethiopia's response to the fall of the holy city of Axum, highlighting Emperor Haile Selassie's leadership and the religious fervor among his followers. It contrasts ...

Yohannes Haile-Selassie wants to shift the trajectory of palaeoanthropology in fossil-rich Ethiopia away from its long colonial heritage. This Nature Q&A series celebrates people who fight racism in ...

Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure ...