(Historical tidbits about Ethiopia on this date on March 7)
On this date on March 7, 1937 the New York Times reported that Italy is “receiving the fruits of its conquest” with Ethiopian coffee now in Italian markets.
On this date on March 7, 1938, the Associated Press reported that the ousted Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie’s royal crown was now on display in a Rome museum.
— On this date on March 7, 1905, Ethiopia and Germany concluded a treaty of Friendship and Commerce.
(Photo; In 1954 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia became the first foreign head of state to visit a post-ww2 divided Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany.)