In previous negotiations, the priest had demanded more than $10,000 to release the book. But now, pressed for cash, he agreed to part with it for $1,200. Senebato boarded a plane to Ethiopia with ...

Ludolf's research and publications would not have been possible without the help of the Ethiopian priest and scholar,Abba Gorgoryos, who came to Gotha at the invitation of Duke Ernst of Saxe-Gotha.

A father and son sort coffee beans in the grounds of Weyin Enchet Michael church in northern Ethiopia. “The priests gave us limited permission to enter the forests and take samples,” says Wassie.

According to this legend, a Christian priest named Prester John ruled as monarch over a vast and wealthy Christian Empire. According to many traditions, Ethiopia was the land of the powerful ...