Ethiopia Plans to Make Adwa Mountains Top Tourism DestinationMarch 2, 2017 - Ethiopia plans to make the chain of mountains on which the battle of Adwa was fought and won top tourism destination, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said, according to ENA. Building pan African university and museum are also among the planned projects, the Ministry said. The victory of Adwa was a historical demonstration of the national identity of the peoples of Ethiopia and the pride of Ethiopia and Africa in the period of colonialism which was busing in scrambling Africa. It stands to reason therefore that Adwa should become an important tourist destination. According to him, preliminary activities like expansion of parks and infrastructure development in the area and attempts to lure private investors in the area to work on projects that would facilitate a viable tourist destination at Adwa is underway.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2017 03:52 UTC