Ethiopia
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History
The Scramble for Africa – The Berlin Conference
On 15 November 1884, European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa and arbitrarily draw up borders…
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Feature
Africa’s Warrior Queens Series: Taytu Betul of Ethiopia
The 1st of March, 2015, was the 119th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa in which the Ethiopian Empire defeated the Kingdom…
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FOOD: Khat gains ground on coffee as a cash crop in Ethiopia
By Bryan Toussaint The centuries-long practice of planting coffee trees in Ethiopia’s fertile farmlands is now being abandoned in favour
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News
After years of unrest, Ethiopians are riding an unlikely wave of hope. Will it last?
By Paul Schemm via www.washingtonpost.com People gather for the rally of Ethiopia’s new prime minister in Ambo on April 11. (Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty…
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