African agency in relations with China, Europe, Russia, the US and Gulf states; diplomacy, military cooperation, trade, debt, resources and sovereignty.
Menelik II’s coronation: detail from an 1890 chromolithograph after Pio Joris (1843–1921), depicting the 1889 ceremony. Library of Congress, Ethiopian Collection. Digital reproduction date unrecorded.
Coronation of Menelik II — archival chromolithograph detail
Historical record: 1890 print depicting 1889 coronation; reproduction date unrecorded.
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Plaque with equestrian ọ́bà (king) and attendants, Court of Benin, ca. 1540–70. Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n guild artists; The Met, 1978.412.309. Historical object; reproduction date unrecorded.
Historical record: ca. 1540–70 (object); photograph date unrecorded.
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Kate Foster addresses the UN Security Council on Sudan, New York, 16 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Ghana foreign minister and UK High Commissioner, 9 October 2026
Image date: 2026-10-09.
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Ibrahim Njoya in his study at Foumban, 25 May 1917. Photograph by Frédéric Gadmer. Médiathèque du patrimoine et de la photographie, AP62T121311, via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0.
Njoya in his study, Foumban, 25 May 1917 (AP62T121311)
Historical record: 1917-05-25.
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Denys Denya, Senior Executive Vice President of Afreximbank, addresses the launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency in Port Louis, Mauritius, 7 October 2026.
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