THE ambitions of Italy to build up an empire in East Africa were evident even to such a casual visitor as I was. My reasons for being in Addis Ababa were strictly scientific, but if one is to do ...

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 5, 1935 (UP) -- Ethiopian troops in north Gondar province, under command of Dajazmatch Ayaleu, defeated Italians in battle near the Sudanese border, it was reported today. The battle ...

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 4, 1935 (UP) -- Italy's legions and Ethiopia's warriors are locked in a desperate pitched battle on the Aduwa front, it was announced officially today. Advertisement Italian infantry ...

Wilfred Courtenay Barber lies in a quiet corner of Addis Ababa’s cemetery for foreigners, in the shade of a stand of tall cedars. Wildflowers have taken over the edge of the nearby walkway, and ...