A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana.

Under the unblinking gaze of three owl-eyed icons in a mural painted at the head of the church, two rows of white-clad parishioners faced each other while singing and ringing sets of brass chimes to ...

Eyewitness Gebreweld Tesfaye told the BBC that a sizeable number of the worshippers decided to climb onto the makeshift ...

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It is not uncommon for Ethiopians to lament Egypt’s centuries-long thirst for control over Ethiopia’s natural resources and spiritual values. History shows ...

The Holy See’s library includes millions of theologically significant texts from the Catholic Church and other religions.

AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 110 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African ...

A day after the joyous celebration of a religious festival, an Orthodox Christian church in the small Ethiopian town of Arerti was holding ... Among them was 22-year-old Fikre Tilahun, who told the ...

Ethiopian federal forces were encircling the Tigray region's capital from around 50 km (30 miles) on Monday, the government said, after giving the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) a 72-hour ...

For over a decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has woven a tapestry of ...

The Vatican Library opened a Muslim prayer room for visiting scholars, reflecting its commitment to inclusivity and academic ...

A Muslim prayer room has been set up in the heart of the Vatican City's 500-year-old library. Islamic scholars visiting the ...