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 ...

Six decades after a defining spiritual moment, Rastafari communities are pressing the country to move beyond symbolism towards enforceable rights and protections HISTORIC VISIT: His Imperial Majesty, ...

The legacy of Ethiopia's last emperor Haile Selassie remains contested in his increasingly polarised country half a century after his death: praised as a moderniser by some, others condemn him as an ...

The image of Ethiopia is the face of famine. Hollow cheeks and desolate eyes are symbols of the country’s present catastrophe. But they say nothing about its astonishing past. Today it is hard to ...

Today (April 21) marks the 60th anniversary of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I’s state visit to Jamaica. The diminutive monarch’s arrival at what was then the Palisadoes Airport in Kingston drew ...