When in 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in Ethiopia, a wave of hope and optimism enveloped the nation. After 27 years living under the brutal TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) dominated EPRDF coalition, the people breathed a collective sigh of relief.

 Prince Alemayehu and Queen Victoria. (Photo: Twitter)

Amid the gothic splendour of St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle there is a little-noticed brass plaque. Erected in memory of Prince Alemayehu Tewodros, it reads: “I was a stranger and ye took me in.”

Deliberate Destruction of Museum, Hospitals, Schools, and Hotels. (2)

Haile Selassie The Pillar of a Modern Ethiopia