There are two African countries that were not colonised. These are Ethiopia and Liberia. How did one of them, Ethiopia survive colonisation? At the Berlin colonial conference of 1884-85 chaired by ...

The skies above Addis Ababa glow with an unusual brilliance, as if poised to shed light on a significant chapter of Black history. One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, Ethiopians from all corners ...

The Battle of Adwa in 1896 was the bloodiest of all colonial battles in Africa. From 1895 to 1896, Ethiopia — where the small town of Adwa is located — fought against Italian invaders. Italy wanted to ...

As a result of the historic victory, Ethiopia survived as the only African country not colonized by a European power during the "Scramble for Africa" between 1880 and 1900. Ethiopia was able to guide ...