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Text Box: whose origins of ancient tradition and government was centered around Axum, plus Afrikan people’s sovereignty and to have a safe return. Ethiopia truly is a land and birthing place of Afrikan identity, spirituality, and great confidence not only in self but also in its land and people. The country residing in the horn of Afrika houses the earliest human-like species that archeologist and scientist say is among the oldest in the world. Loved by the country as, “Dinknesh” ድንቅነሽ meaning wonderful, lived in Ethiopia about 3.2 million years ago, who’s fossils were discovered in 1974, known to the world as, “Lucy”, is housed in the Ethiopian National Museum in Addis Ababa. I had the pleasure to visit the museum and received mush insight on how we Afrikan people have tightly held on to our sovereignty by maintaining our territorial integrity. The museum holds many of the countries ancient artifacts from its royal houses of Kings and Queens and of the diverse cultural groups from north, south, east, and west. Ethiopia is the only persevered gem among us that has maintained her sovereignty from the time of God creating her at the point of Axum and with morals and ethnics of the land keeping high. We in the West assumed that she was named by the Greeks shortly after their earliest encounters with the people there. We know now that the name derived from, “Aethiopis”, who was a son of Kush who was a son of the biblical Ham who was the son of the biblical Noah. Aethiopis had a son named Malakya’ Axum, where the name to the region Axum is derived, and he then has six sons who are known to be the Fathers of Axum. These six sons settled in different parts of that land with Axum has their centering point. Her many churches in the cities and in the country, some carved from rocks, and are brightly adorned with pictures drawn by its faithful telling of the scriptures and of the saints, are still standing regardless of the countless wars that destroyed many. This Christian background is strong being deeply rooted from the olden times and her Islamic faith is high. Many Mosques are present throughout the land and the faithful are living side by side in peace. Yes, small complications may exist, but nothing that proper spiritual guidance cannot handle. This is to show Mohammad’s wish when Islamic faithful sought rest in Ethiopia in its then capital of Aksum who did find it to be a sanctuary. Because of this he instructed them to leave Ethiopia in peace. All Afrikan Nations, especially of Christian and Moslem faith are encouraged to continue to strengthen all religious relations with one another keeping in accordance with the essence of God’s love and the knowledge that in the