The African Union (AU) honoured Emperor Haile Selassie I with a commemorative statue at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Selassie played a key role towards the establishment of the ...

* I was pleased to read that the late Emperor Haile Selassie (of Ethiopia) was given what appears to be a proper burial 25 years after his death (Nov. 6).

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Bells tolled and thousands of Ethiopians wailed and applauded Sunday as Haile Selassie, their last emperor, was finally laid to rest 25 years after his mysterious death.

Haile Selassie is one of the founding fathers of the OAU and is viewed by many as the figurehead of African independence, for his defiance against the Italian colonial invasion in the 1930s. He is ...