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The prince and the adventurer
By Wight Living
Prince Alemayehu Tewodros (Photo: Julia Margaret Cameron.)
FOR ME, one of the most haunting of all the images captured by Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is of an Ethiopian prince and his captor.
The picture illustrates the paradoxes of Britain’s 19th century imperial adventure.
By 1900, the British Empire controlled a quarter of the planet. Although ultimately enforced...
Does African Diplomacy Remember Heroes?
Ketema Yifru and Emperor Haile Selassie (Photo: www.oau-creation.com )
By Makonnen KetemaÂ
In the past couple of months, we have been hearing about the 50th Anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). A committee has been formed to celebrate the anniversary of the inception of Africa’s continental organization, now known as the African Union (AU).
As I am not privy to the details,...
Governor of Lazio calls for withdrawal of funds for Graziani monument
Nicola Zingaretti, the governor of Lazio region, one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, has called on regional offices and the residents of the town of Affile to cut the funds of the controversial monument dedicated to the fascist general, Marshal Rodolpho Graziani.
According to the governor, the unilateral decision of the Municipality of Affile is “deeply flawed, not only because it is...
Ethiopia’s Treasure Revealed at Natural History Museum
London, UK (Press Release) – Invited guests and scholars were thrilled to learn more about the unique record of human evolution in Ethiopia at a presentation on Monday 5th November at the Natural History Museum in London.
Visiting Palaeontologist Dr Berhane Asfaw gave a lecture on a record of human ancestry spanning the last six million years.
Ethiopia is the birthplace of Lucy, a hominid specimen...
From Haile Selassie to Bibi Netanyahu
On June 20, 1936, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia addressed the League of Nations following the annexation of his nation by Italy the previous year, after Mussolini’s army had invaded. Both nations were members of the League. It condemned the invasion and had imposed economic sanctions that were weak and ignored by its members.
In the wake of having been driven from Ethiopia, Selassie warned the...
