"Desertification Means Famine"
Desertification Means Famine. Food aid came too late for two of the three children of this Ethiopian mother; days after this photo was taken they died. According to UNEP each year 21 million hectares of once productive land is rendered useless for...
United Nations Environment Programme
Abyssinia's Exiled Monarch Arrives in Jerusalem
First Pictures.
Haile Selassie, the Exiled Emperor, has arrived in the Holy City with the Empress and his retinue. He is suffering from a nervous breakdown and has been ordered a complete rest.
The Emperor and Empress arriving at the station. Not...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Help for Ethiopia's Drought-stricken Regions
Many countries are now coming forward to help poverty-stricken Ethiopia, where there has been no rain in years. The "Mittenwalde", —the ship carrying food, medicine, tents, blankets and 50 lorries— departed for the Red Sea port of Assab from Rosto...
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The Emperor Arrives in London
On his arrival in London yesterday, the Negus (Ethiopian Emperor) was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of warm admirers with flags and banners.
The Photo News Agency
Ethiopia
The desperate plight of a dying three-year-old contrasts with the joy of a child for whom relief arrived in time.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Prince Bernhard at Emperor's Palace
Addis Ababa: At the Imperial Palace Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands meets Emperor Haile Selassie and the Empress. The Prince is paying a short visit to Ethiopia.
United Press Photos
Help for Ethiopia's Drought-stricken Regions
Providing relief for the drought-stricken Ethiopia is still continued. The relief and rehabilitation centres of Ethiopian government are situated in Nazareth, south of Addis Ababa. These depots receive 100,000 tons of food daily, and medicine is a...
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Desert Chieftains Join Ras Nassibu's Army
Pictures by relay of planes of actual warfare in the Ogaden.
These pictures brought to London by a relay of aeroplanes were taken by a staff correspondent in the Ogaden 30 miles south of Harar under actual war conditions.
Photo shows: Four deser...
Planet News Ltd.
Camel Train Leaves Harar with Ammunition and Supplies
New pictures from the southern front.
Abyssinian troops massed at Harar, are leaving the southern citadel for Jijiga to combat the expected Italian advance on the southern front. It is believed that a decisive battle will be fought in the south a...
Planet News Ltd.