and the statue is a way for the AU to recognise Haile Selassie's contribution. So, how exactly did he come to be seen as a god? It all comes down to his coronation in 1930, and a "prophecy" made ...

In 1936, the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was exiled in Bath in the west of England. He was escaping Mussolini and the fascists who had invaded his home country. Show more In 1936 ...