Patrick has been a gamer most of his life, first really diving into the hobby with Pokemon Blue and Pokemon SIlver on the GameBoy. While Nintendo holds a special place in his heart, Patrick now spends ...

Just a few days ago Civilization VI's Ethiopia Pack release date was confirmed as July 23, along with news that it'll bring Secret Societies mode with vampire units. Eek. Now, 2K has unveiled the new ...

Italy’s attempt to expand into Ethiopia ended in a decisive defeat. Seeking to build a colonial empire, Italian forces ...

There is a renewed frenzied interest among social media activists in the Ethiopian right, who vow that Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia never claimed to be a Caucasian. The activists dispute the ...

It was in 1896 that Ethiopian forces led by Emperor Menelik II had defeated an Italian army with better contemporary military technology at the Battle of Adwa. Subsequently, the victorious Emperor had ...

The Menelik Palace was built when the city of Addis Ababa was founded in 1887, two years before Menelik, then king of Shewa, became Emperor of Ethiopia. The Palace in Makalle was built during the ...

Menelik II fought off Italians bent on taking his empire, but also oppressed and enslaved ethnic and religious minorities. The victims' descendants are wary of attempts to make him a unifying figure.