Governance

Closing Words — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode 11

Closing Words — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode 11

Ethiopian Languages — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode 10

Ethiopian Languages — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode 10

Ethnic Federalism — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode Nine

From the top left to right, Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam, the late Prime Minster Meles Zenawi, and Emperor Haile Selassie. From the bottom left to right, Emperor Yohannes IV, General Ras Alula Engida, and Emperor Menelik II.

History of Tigrayans — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode Eight

Emperor Yohannes IV (left) with his son and heir, Ras Araya Selassie Johannes, and General Ras Alula Engida (right). Historians credit the emperor and his general--both of whom were Tigrayans--with defending Ethiopian territory and Eritrea from Italian occupation.