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Amharic hegemony is damaging social cohesion in Ethiopia | Africa at LSE Ethiopia is currently experiencing ethnic tensions that are threatening its ability to function as a nation state. One…
Ethnographic relation between Ethiopian Oromo and Rwandan Oromo The Tutsi in Rwanda share a strong blood relationship with Maasi Oromo and In fact, many scholars believe that the Tutsi are…
Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return remains of ‘stolen’ prince to Ethiopia Prince Alemayehu was taken to England after British forces defeated his father and looted his imperial capital. Ethiopia…
The Beja People the Indigenous people of Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt Identity:The Beja people are an ancient Cushitic people closely kin to the ancient Egypt thus the living descendants of…
Gada Ceremony: The Transfer of Power in Karrayyu Tribe of Ethiopia The Karrayyu tribe of Ethiopia holds a unique ceremony every eight years known as the Gada, during which power…
Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people Fichee-Chambalaalla is a New Year festival celebrated among the Sidama people. According to the oral tradition, Fichee commemorates a Sidama woman who…
10 Facts about the Agaw People of Ethiopia 5. The Agaw are known as the principal, original, seed-agropastoral inhabitants of the Horn of Africa. George P. Murdock, an American anthropologist,…
Ras Alula Aba Nega other unsung Ethiopian Hero Ras Alula Engida (Ge’ez: ራስ አሉላ እንግዳ) (1827 – 15 February 1897; also known by his horse name Abba Nega and by…
Early Christianity in North Africa Given the slow progress of Romanization of North Africa, it is perhaps surprising how quickly Christianity spread across the top of the continent. From the…
The Nubian Queen Who Fought Back Caesar’s Army From 25 to 21 B.C. Amanirenas, a queen or Kandake of the Kingdom of Kush, managed to do what many male leaders…
