W hen you think of old civilisations, Ancient Egypt may spring to mind, complete with mummies, pyramids and part animal and part human gods. It emerged around 5,000 years ago, rea ...

Ethiopia, meanwhile, is considered to be the oldest independent country in Africa, and one of the most ancient on the planet. Nowadays, it is the second-largest state in terms of population.

Africa has a very long and varied history, and it contains some of the oldest civilisations and countries in the world. The first kingdom for which there is documentary evidence on the continent ...