Askaris Even Live in "Columns"
New pictures from the Northern Front.
Askaris even live in "columns"!
The Askari warriors whose exploits on behalf of Italy in the war against Abyssinia, are constantly mentioned in despatches, seem to live in military formation even between batt...
Planet News Ltd.
Ras Nassibu's Red Cross Corps
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: Ras Nassib...
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New Picture of the Ethiopian Commander at Adowa
Ras Seyoum (centre), King of the Tigre and Commander of the Ethiopian forces at Adowa where he constantly harassed the Italians. He has already shown himself a clever strategist by extricating his men from the trap set up by General De Bono.
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Poison Gas Horror
First pictures of bombing of Swedish Red Cross at Dolo by Italian planes - 50 killed.
These pictures are the first to reach London of the bombing by Italian planes of the Swedish Red Cross unit at Dolo on the Abyssinian southern front. One Swedish...
H. V. Drees
Camel Corps Leaves Harar for Jijiga
New pictures from the southern front.
Men of the Abyssinian camel corps are among the troops leaving Harar, concentration point of the Abyssinian forces, for Jijiga to meet the Italian advance anticipated on the southern front as soon as Marshal ...
Eastern News Photos
Ethiopians In Elisabethville
United Nation-Ethiopian troops are pictured in Elisabethville during Christmas. The troops are said to have bombarded one of Elisabethville's teeming African townships. Reports have also been received of United Nations mortar fire on a hospital in...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Socialist Ethiopia: Volunteers Help With Maize Harvest
An Addis Ababa book-keeper, Meaza Mussie came 275 kilometres to help with the maize harvest in a state farm near Awasa. "Like most of us I am not used to this kind of work. But we hold that revolutionary slogans alone are of no help. Something has...
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Food for Work
This U. N. "Food for Work" project in the Highlands of Ethiopia is mobilizing villages in a soil terracing project. The need is urgent: the UN estimates that each year Ethiopia loses 1,000 million tonnes of precious topsoil. (UNEP/Charles Stewart)
United Nations Environment Programme
Workers Support the Military Council
Snapshot during an anti-imperialist mass rally in Addis Ababa in March 1977 with 500,000 people participating: As a sign of confidence a representative of the Ethiopian farmers presents a spear to Colonel General Mengistu Haile-Mariam (left), Chai...
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