Only 26 African countries had achieved independence when, in February 1961, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ascended a sloping staircase to inaugurate Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, which he gifted as ...

A statue of Ethiopia’s Emperor Haileselassie has been unveiled at the headquarters of the African Union on Feb. 10. The statue is the second to be erected inside the continental body’s offices in ...

Mansa Musa was an African Emperor in the 14th century who ruled over the West African Empire, Mali. As an Emperor, Musa grew the Mali empire by expanding its territory all the way from the Atlantic ...

In the nightmare of the strife-torn Central African Republic, many citizens have begun to long for the "good old days" of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the emperor who became infamous for his brutality yet ...

Johannesburg — AUSTRALIAN-listed Emperor Mines, which is 80% held by DRDGOLD, had increased ore reserves at its Vatukoula Mine in Fiji by 27%, it said yesterday. This would help to address DRDGOLD's ...

Celebrity Net Worth recently released a list of the 25 richest people in the world throughout history, with their calculations adjusted to reflect inflation. The list names familiar people such as ...

The election of Argentine Pope Francis continues to send ripples around the Catholic Church, as the faithful are still getting to know the first pope from the New World. However, in contrast to what ...

There’s always talk about who the richest man is, with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk constantly being at the front of the conversation, but did you know that the richest man in history was an African ...