A Woman to Know: Taytu Betul
You want other countries to see Ethiopia as your protege, but that will never be. — Taytu
(image via Wikimedia Commons)
Empress Taytu was famous for saying "no." According to legend, her indecisive husband, Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II, frequently made flippant promises with a simple "yes, tomorrow" — and then he would call his wife into negotiations, to…
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