On February 19, 1937, two young Eritreans attempted to assassinate the hated Italian Viceroy: General Rodolfo Graziani (whose repression in North Africa had earned him the name of Hyena of Libya). Though it played a huge role in the struggle against occupation it was regarded as an isolated incident. Now a new book by Ian Campbell shows beyond a shadow of doubt that the assassination attempt was the culmination of a much wider plot involving Ethiopians across the country and from all walks of life. It was an Ethiopian national effort.

An important new book by David Phillipson has been published which demystifies the history of Ethiopia’s Ancient Christian Churches and provides research and commentary which is overdue about a significant period of architectural history in Ancient Christian culture which until now has not been fully justified by any author.

Religious leaders stressed the need for forgiveness and reconciliation towards development of the country.

A famous United States singer R. Kelly arrived Thursday in Addis Ababa to perform a concert. Kelly along with his band arrived in Ethiopia to perform a concert for the New Year Eve at the Sheraton Addis, which is one of the luxury hotels in Africa.

Ejigayehu 'Gigi' Shibawbaw, one of Ethiopia's best-known singers, is releasing her latest album Mesgana Ethiopia on October 19th through MOD Technologies, the label founded by Grammy-winner Bill Laswell (who has collaborated with countless legends from Mick Jagger to Laurie Anderson to Tony Williams).

Some 6,000 Ethiopian pilgrims will be travelling to Saudi Arabia for the 2010 Hajj, the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Council said here on Tuesday.

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) in exile is about to negotiate with Abune Paulos of Ethiopia as early as today. There is no official report about the talking points but insiders say high on agenda is the possibility of bringing the exiled church leaders back to Ethiopia.

The Abba Garima manuscripts, kept in an Ethiopian monastery and until now considered to be from the 11th century, have made a journey back in time. Carbon-14 dating has revealed them to be from an earlier period—between 330-650 AD. As it stands, Ethiopia possesses the oldest illustrated copy of the Gospel in the world.

Originally thought to be from around the 11th century, new carbon dating techniques place the Garima Gospels between 330 and 650 AD. The 1,600 year-old texts are named after a monk, Abba Garima, who arrived in Ethiopia in the fifth century.

The only replica of "Lucy," the celebrated 40-percent-complete skeletal remains of a female hominid who lived 3.2 million years ago in East Africa was unveiled at the Ethiopia Pavilion in the Africa Joint Pavilion on Thursday morning.