Only 26 African countries had achieved independence when, in February 1961, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ascended a sloping staircase to inaugurate Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, which he gifted as ...
Addis Ababa, September 11, 2026 (ENA) —In a major media milestone for the continent, the prominent international publication ...
The world is filled with buildings erected primarily as symbols. Some are impressive; others are not. When Em­peror Haile Selassie of Ethiopia inaugurated Addis Ababa’s Africa Hall in 1961, it hit the ...
Addis Ababa, May 9, 2026 —Ethiopia’s capital is becoming a powerful symbol of Africa’s transformation, helping to challenge long-standing stereotypes and reshape global perceptions of the continent, ...