5 May 1941 His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassi I, the King of the Kings of Ethiopia, the Elected One of God was Ethiopia’s latter emperor, the conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the last emperor of the Solomonic Dynasty to rule Ethiopia until September 12, 1974. A child in the village of Eastern Ethiopia was born on July 23, …

Some African leaders have held power for more than 40 years. Even when they are old, some rulers of state maintain authority. These longest-serving presidents sometimes claim that they are still in office because the people want them to. Many of these presidents, on the other hand, preside over political campaigns and elections characterized by violence and the incarceration of …

According to a DNA analysis of ancient human bones from KwaZulu-Natal, Southern Africa has a crucial role to play in writing the history of humanity. A study team from Uppsala University in Sweden, the Universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in South Africa present their findings in the early online issue of Science on September 28th. The researchers analysed the …