Tag: #Aksum

Christianity, the Aksumite Empire, Abyssinia, and Myth of Continuity

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By David Yeh The history of Christianity in Africa, particularly in the Horn of Africa, is often obscured by the...

Inventing Continuity: Ethiopia, Abyssinia, Aksum, and Habesha Historical Myth

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By David Yeh Narratives about the Horn of Africa are rarely neutral. Names, in particular, have functioned as instruments of...

Potemkin Party’s Habitual Denial and Inconsistency

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by Weldu Ghebreselasie In an address to parliament on 3 February 2026, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, accused the Eritrean...

Beyond the Sabean Myth: Archaeology, Colonial Narratives, and the Indigenous Origins of Eritrean Civilization

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By David Yeh For much of the modern era, Eritrea’s ancient history has been interpreted through a framework shaped less...

History Does Not Belong to Those Who Shout the Loudest

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by David Yeh Civilizations do not grant political inheritance certificates, and monuments do not confer modern entitlement. Yet in the...

Captive of Fabricated Continuity: Myth, Empire, and the Making of Modern Ethiopia

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by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom Captive of Fabricated Continuity: Myth, Empire, and the Making of Modern EthiopiaHow Late-Nineteenth-Century Conquest Was Recast...

Adulis: The Ancient Powerhouse in The Region — And Ready to Reclaim Its Story

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by Ezra Musa Adulis: The Ancient Powerhouse in The Region — And Ready to Reclaim Its Story For far too long,...