Aksum
A town in the province of Tigré in northern Ethiopia. It was a religious centre and the capital of a powerful kingdom during the 1st–6th centuries ad. According to ancient Aksumite tradition their ...
Amhara
Ethnic group of Ethiopia.The Amhara, one of the two largest ethnic groups of Ethiopia, occupy central and western Ethiopia. Traditionally, the Amhara have been the country's dominant people—all but ...
Blue Nile
One of two main tributaries of the Nile River, which originates in Ethiopia.Known as the Abay (or Abbay or Abbai) in Amharic and as al-Bahr al-Azraq in Arabic, the ...
Christianity in Africa
There has been a Christian presence on the African continent for nearly as long as people have considered themselves followers of Jesus Christ. Missionaries and traders have been credited for ...
Clothing in Africa
As elsewhere, clothing in Africa has long served more than one purpose. In addition to satisfying human needs for covering and adornment, textiles and clothing provide media for artistic expression ...
Ethnicity and Identity in Africa: An Interpretation
What is ethnicity in Africa? One thing is certain: it is very often misunderstood. Many people, including many contemporary Africans, suppose that in the precolonial period, all Africans lived in ...
Menelik II
(1844–1913)Emperor of Ethiopia (1889–1913). Originally ruler of Shoa (1863–89), with Italian support he seized the throne after Emperor John IV died. He made the Treaty of Ucciali (1889) with Italy, ...
Tigre
A formerly independent territory which came under Ethiopian suzerainty in 1894. It was occupied by the Italians in 1935 and was administered as part of Eritrea. It was liberated by the British, who ...
Tigrinya
Major language and ethnic group in the Horn of Africa.The Tigrinya language belongs to the Semitic family of the Afro-Asiatic linguistic grouping. It is closely related to Amhara, the ...
