@Adulisreviho Fact check on "Haile Selassie annexed Eritrea by force in 1962". Eritreans voted to be confederated with ethiopia on 1950 and then after 10 years on 1960 Hailesilassie dissolved the the confederation.
The African Union has joined the call to replace the outdated 16th-century Mercator map which distorts Africa’s true size, with the Equal Earth projection, a map that shows the continent as it really is: vast, powerful, and central to our world. #CorrectTheMap
💬 “It might seem to be just a map, but in reality, it is not,” says AU Deputy Chairperson H.E. @DCP_Haddadi in an article with Reuters
Led by @africanofilter and @SpeakUpAfrica1 , this campaign urges governments, schools, and international organisations to adopt maps that reflect Africa’s true scale and restore balance to how our world is viewed.
📖 Read the full story here:https://t.co/zWooXteHgX
@IanMalcolm84@ninaturner@netflix They had empires and built far more advanced inventions than yall. Your just to ignorant and illiterate to know about them just look in to Ethiopian history thats just a small example!
Thousands in Ethiopia's capital city defied a downpour to celebrate Meskel, the first big festival of the religious year.
It marks the discovery of the cross Jesus was crucified on, according to Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition.
📸 https://t.co/ZiKAOsu7Vc
The world's (second) oldest Christian country is not in the Middle East or Europe — it's Ethiopia.
There are centuries-old churches there that most people don't know about.
These were not "built", but carved directly into the rock… (thread) 🧵