Opinion - The political reforms being brought about by Abiy Ahmed (PhD), the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia, including the presence of relative political openness and freedom, are encouraging.

Although the Ethiopian monarchy was established in Tigray and many Tigrayan (and, indeed, Oromo, Amhara and mixed) emperors ruled the country, the TPLF singled out the Amhara as the monarchical ...

Aksum was a wealthy and influential monarchy that at its height spanned what is now northern Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, ...

Ethiopia is Africa's oldest independent country and its second largest in terms of population. Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, it has never been colonised. It has a unique ...

Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country with around 130 million people, ... but it was abolished by the socialist military government that overthrew the monarchy in 1974. ...

The Ethiopian monarchy was finally abolished in March 1975, when Haile Selassie was imprisoned in the basement of the imperial palace. The world learned of his death on 27 August that same year ...

How did the east African nation transition from a monarchy to its current makeup of a ‘federated Ethiopia’? What has led to the multiple insurgencies in Tigray, the northern part of the country?

These include priceless manuscripts, royal jewellery, and even relics linked to the ancient Ethiopian monarchy. The dispute traces back to the 1868 Battle of Magdala. BRITAIN AND ETHIOPIA.

Prince Alemayehu, born in 1861, was taken to the UK as a child and died at the age of 18. Prince Joel is calling for the return of his remains.

Ethiopian prince’s hair, artefacts returned 155 years after British plunder. Seven-year-old Prince Alemayehu was taken to England after battle of Magdala, and he died there in 1879 at the age of 18.

Provides an overview of Ethiopia, including key dates and facts about this east African country. BBC Homepage. Skip to content; ... and a monarchy that ended only in the coup of 1974.

Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor Haile Selassie and ending a monarchy that had governed the country for 700 years.