In 1904, two Americans boarded the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II and set off for Africa. One was Kent J. Loomis, brother to the ...

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In a remarkable display of unity and military prowess, Ethiopian forces, led by Emperor Menelik II, defeated the Italian army, which sought to establish colonial rule and with the victory at Adwa ...

For the Ethiopians resisting the Italians ended in a resounding success. Emperor Menelik defeated the Italians at the battle of Adowa. Listen to Professor Bahru Zewde, Addis Ababa University ...

The Ethiopian Empire had been in decline and fragmented in the 19th century, but Emperor Menelik changed its fortunes and by 1896 the Ethiopians were strong enough to inflict a crushing defeat on ...

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