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The war in Ukraine continues to reshape Europe’s security landscape, testing international resolve and the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. Photo Ukraine Ministry of Defence
ABYSSINIA

Us today; you tomorrow

WW2 is conventionally dated to September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, but its origins can reasonably be traced back to 1935 when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia

  • Seifudein Adem
5 min read
Decaying: The swimming pool area of the former five-star Ducor hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. In 2011, there were plans for a Libyan company to renovate it but civil war thwarted this attempt. Photo: Mark Fischer/Flickr
DUCOR HOTEL

Liberia’s abandoned hotel stands as a symbol of a haunted past

When it opened its doors in 1960, the Ducor was one of a few five-star hotels in Africa, boasting a night club and air-conditioned rooms, according to travel guides

  • Emmet Livingstone
4 min read
In June Ethiopia claims to have killed more than 110 rebels allegedly sent by Eritrea to destabilise the country
AFRICAN UNION

Ethiopia and Eritrea: Decades of dispute over a border

There are fears the feuding neighbours may be using Somalia as a proxy battleground

  • Agency
3 min read
On a high: A Rastafarian waves a portrait of the late Emperor Haile Selassie at a concert in Addis Ababa in 2005
ADDIS ABABA

Rastas finally at home in their Zion

"The promised land wasn’t all it was promised to be."

  • Simon Allison
3 min read
AARON MAASHO

Ethiopia court sentences ex-dictator Mengistu to death

Ethiopia’s Supreme Court sentenced former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam to death in his absence on Monday, along with 17 senior officials of his regime, overturning a previous…

  • Aaron Maasho
3 min read