A symbol of continental unity since 1961, Africa Hall in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa has undergone a sweeping ...

This was the conundrum Ras Tafari Makonnen found himself in. Later known as Haile Selassie I, the emperor of Ethiopia would take on this double role for most of his life. On the one hand ...

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Only 26 African countries had achieved independence when, in February 1961, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ascended a sloping staircase to inaugurate Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, which he gifted ...

Dignitaries from all over the world were in attendance. One of Haile Selassie’s first actions as emperor was to provide Ethiopia with a new constitution. The constitution, adopted on July 16 ...

Haile Selassie is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history. At the League of Nations in 1936, the Emperor condemned the use of chemical weapons by Italy against his people.

There are only three avenues in Kenya’s capital: Kenyatta, Moi and Haile Selassie Avenues in honour of our first and second Presidents…and Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I. The reason ...