KAMPALA —The Security Minister General Elly Tumwiine and scholars from Makerere University have hailed the Ethiopian community in Uganda and across the world for celebrating 125 years of the Victory of Adwa. The Victory of Adwa marks the victory of Ethiopians over Italy – an invading European force on March 1, 1896. He shared that the Victory of Adwa was a clear demonstration that people cannot win a battle if they are not organized and disciplined. The victory of Adwa heralds the certainty of the breakage of the yoke of colonialism in Africa and other parts of the world. Mr. Ndebesa Mwambutsya, a senior Lecturer of History at Makerere University also discussed ‘The Adwa Victory and its significance to Africa and Pan Africanism’.

Source: Ethiopian News February 26, 2021 16:40 UTC