South African churches celebrate Timkat with vibrant displays of faith
Thousands gathered in Johannesburg to celebrate Timkat, the vibrant Ethiopian Orthodox festival of Epiphany, marking a ...
BBC3 年
Ethiopia & Nubia
The ancient nature of the church, combined with the Ethiopian defeat of the Italians in 1896, gave hope and inspiration to the anti-colonial movement in South Africa, and the Gold Coast ...
BBC5 年
North Africa and Ethiopia
Islam arrived in North Africa (the ... the Arabs moved South, in retreat from the Byzantine fleet, to found the city of Cairo. At the time of invasion the Christian Coptic Church was being ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency5 年
An exhibit in South Africa recalls the exodus of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
The Jewish communities of South Africa and Ethiopia once were the two primary Jewish communities in sub-Saharan Africa. “As we are the sole remaining major Jewish community on the continent ...
BBC1 年
Ethiopia Orthodox Church split: Social media restricted
Orthodox Christians constitute 43% of the population, making them Ethiopia's largest ... strength for the Orthodox Church, which is one of the oldest in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the few ...