Find out more about Ethiopia's unique calendar and cultural heritage. 1) The year lasts 13 months Not only that - the Ethiopian calendar is also seven years and eight months behind the Western ...

Ethiopia commemorates historic Battle of Adwa Battle 120 years ago marked the beginning of anti-colonial movements, says historian 02.03.2016 - Update : 04.03.2016 ...

The short Italo-Ethiopian War was used by Mussolini to boost Italy's national prestige and to avenge the Italian army's defeat at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, considered by historians to be one of ...

The 1,000-year-old obelisk of Axum, which was brought to Italy after fascist dictator Benito Mussolini’s 1937 invasion of Ethiopia, stands upright in the heart of downtown Rome, on July 21, 2001.

A full million men, the greatest European army since 1919, moved last week at Benito Mussolini’s orders, 500,000 on Italy’s Austrian frontier, 300,000 training for action against Ethiopia ...

Nearly every kind of hot news story about Benito Mussolini began to sizzle in capitals from one end of Europe to the other last week, while Il Duce made still more news in sizzling Africa: ...

In accordance with the personally-expressed wish of Premier Benito Mussolini, the Jewish hero of the Ethiopian war, Lieut. Bruno Jesi, will soon leave for Ethiopia to launch the activities of a ...

But a few years later when Italy tried to push further into Ethiopia, it was defeated at the Battle of Adwa. Four brigades of Italian troops were overcome in a matter of hours on 1 March 1896 by ...