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The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 inspired hundreds of black Americans--and some white Americans--to volunteer to serve in Haile Selassie's army. Here's a report from the Getty archive, showing

Delighted to find these clips: the coronation of Ras Tafari as Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. The coronation took place on 2 Nov. 1930.Tafari's predecessor was Zewditu, Empress of Ethiopia

I am much enjoying @MaazaMengiste's The Shadow King. It's about the women who fought in the Ethiopian armies resisting the Italian invasion of 1935/6.Here are clips from @Reuters that shed

Monday 1 June is Madaraka Day, when Kenyans mark the anniversary of self-gov't.Here's a Reuters clip of Kenyatta with Mau Mau Gen. Mwariama, 2 weeks before independence. Kenyatta was deeply

Today--24 May--is the anniversary of Milton Obote's 1966 assault on the palace of the Buganda kingdom. Obote kept the place closed to journalists until 2 June. The early reports were