By Stuart Munro-Hay 1. The King and the State It appears that to all intents and purposes, the Aksumite king was himself the embodiment of the state. This is emphasized on the coinage (see Ch. 9) where the image of the king appears on both the obverse and the reverse of the gold coins accompanied […]
US Embassy The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Ministry of Health, announced the launch of the new USAID Digital Health Activity to continue investments in digital information solutions to further strengthen the country’s health system and improve the quality of services. USAID Mission Director Sean Jones […]
Brookings institutes By Brahima S. Coulibaly The new year 2020 marks the beginning of a promising decade for Africa. Through at least the first half of the decade, economic growth across Africa will continue to outperform that of other regions, with the continent continuing to be home to seven of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies.1 […]
By Stuart Munro-Hay The Aksumites belonging to the last three categories above are those for whom we can envisage burial in the main cemeteries at Aksum. Tomb architecture and the stelae have already been discussed (Ch. 5: 5 & 6); it can be assumed that only the upper echelons of society could have had a built […]
Christian Headline In early December, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Specifically, the Norwegian Committee cited Ahmed’s “decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” Prime Minister Ahmed is a Pentecostal Christian and the second African Evangelical in a row to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Kenyan physician […]
Egypt Location: Northern Africa Capital City: Cairo Area: Total: 1,001,450 sq km Land: 995,450 sq km Water: 6,000 sq km Land boundaries: Total: 2,612 km border countries (6): Gaza Strip 13 km Israel 208 km Libya 1,115 km Sudan 1,276 km Coastline: 2,450 km Total: 4,477 km Climate: Desert Hot, dry summers Moderate winters Terrain: […]
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Reuters by Aidan Lewis Ethiopia has accused Egypt of trying to maintain its grip over the waters of the Nile with a proposal it says would imperil a giant hydropower dam under construction on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, in a growing diplomatic spat. The comments highlight the difficulties finding a compromise between the two countries over […]
ቡና በኮረንቲ ከደበነ፤ ባንድ ፍንጀል ከወሰነ፤ ምኑን ቡና ሆነ!? ቡና ይሏችኅል ከተቆላ፤ እስከ ሶስተኛ የሚፈላ!!!! አጀቦት ሲኒ_’ረከቦት _’ጀበና፤ ወይራ -እጣን -በጊርጊራ ፤ እንጂ ምኑን ተባለ ቡና!? ፉት ሲሉ ካንዱ ሰም ጋር፤ ካልገባበት አንድ ስካር፤ ጭልጥ – ከናስሩ ምክር፤ ካለማጉ – ከሰው ትዳር፤ ቡና ያኔነው የ’ሚያምርው። ፈንድሻ ቄጠማ ተነስንሶ፤ እንደ ቁርስ -ሃሜት ነክሶ፤ ካላቆየ ፍቅር ከሶ፤ […]
The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found close to Ethiopia’s northern border. They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., […]
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