Haile Selassie was known as a child as Lij Tafari Makonnen. Lij is translated as 'child' and serves to indicate that a youth ...

Haile Selassie’s grandson has bought an Ethiopian shield at an auction to return the artefact to its homeland. The object, made of silver and animal hide, was stolen by British forces at the ...

The death of deposed Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie on August 27, 1975, remains shrouded in mystery 25 years on as plans go ahead for his remains to be buried in a state funeral on Sunday.

The likeness of Haile Selassie is being given pride of place outside the $200m (£154m) building in recognition for his role in establishing its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity (OAU).

If we ever needed to use our vote, use our voice, to ask whose policies will help the poor, we sure do need to now. As long ...

The pollen specialist was part of the expedition that unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis in northeastern Ethiopia in ...

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king, who befriended leaders in the US, Europe and ...

Fifteen years later the world looks very different. War, pandemic, the climate crisis and more have ravaged the globe. The ...

Their dream came spectacularly true on that momentous day in 1974. The Lucy fossil preserved skull fragments and a lower jaw with teeth, as well as parts of the arm, leg, pelvis, spine and ribs—47 ...

On Sept. 12, 1940, the prehistoric Lascaux cave paintings were discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork in France. Rastafari movement Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ኃይለ ...

Yemane Haileselassie of Eritrea and Fentaye Belayneh of Ethiopia won the men's and women's open divisions, respectively, with times of 1:01:46 and 1:10:26.