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The Battle of ADWA

Battle of ADWA, Ethiopian Victory Against Imperialism, E-book Now on Amazon

“ADWA: Empress Taytu & Emperor Menelik in Love & War,” the story about Ethiopia’s epic 19th century victory over an Italian army seeking to ...

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Why I Liked “The Woman King” And Strongly Recommend It

I loved “The Woman King”—which I saw recently—starring the outstanding Viola Davis, with an excellent cast. The movie opened No. 1 at the box ...

The Ethiopians storm Mekele

Battle of Adwa graphic book Kickstarter Campaign Raises Nearly $10,000

The Ethiopians storm the Italian fort at Mekele. This victory was prelude to rout of Italians at Adwa. Artwork: Obedirwoth Ken Darnton The kickstarter ...

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The 1896 Battle of Adwa: When Ethiopia Destroyed Invading Italian Army and Checked Imperialism

Photo from Sean McLachlan’s “Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896.”   “Ebalgume! Ebalgume!” or “Reap! Reap!”–Ras Mikael, one of the generals aligned with Emperor ...

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Plundered African Artifacts: France To Do The Right Thing, Will Britain Return Arts And Remains of Kidnapped Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu?

  British Prime Minister Theresa May, what about African plunder and remains of kidnapped prince? Photo: wikimedia commons.   France has done the right ...

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Britain: Return Remains of Prince Alemayehu and Ethiopia’s Stolen Artifacts

Young prince Alemayehu — kidnapped from Ethiopia at age seven died in U.K. age 18   [Op-Ed: Petition]   To The Rt. Hon. Theresa ...

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#REALWAKANDA: EMPRESS TAYTU AND EMPEROR MENELIK DESTROY ITALIAN INVADERS

Menelik in 1888 photo. From Raymond Jones’ “The Battle of Adwa, African Victory In the Age of Empire”   This is my tribute to ...

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Trump’s racist ‘s–thole’ remark is a far cry from the real Africa

President Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore-Flickr   As a Ugandan immigrant, I wasn’t surprised by President Trump’s reference to Haiti and African countries as “shitholes.” ...

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Ethiopia — A History of Chemical Weapons, Selective Punishment and Global Hypocrisy

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians killed with mustard gas when Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1936. Photo: History.com White House spokesman Sean Spicer infamously declared, ...