On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a well-armed Italian army in the northern town of Adwa in Ethiopia. The outcome of ...
An African victory and its aftermath. When I asked a colleague who teaches military history why more people don’t know about the battle of Adwa, he replied somewhat glibly, “Because the Ethiopians ...
Ethiopians on Wednesday celebrated the 120th anniversary of a victory over a well-trained and equipped Italian army, which a historian says marked the beginning of anti-colonial movements. The roots ...
As a result of the historic victory, Ethiopia survived as the only African country not colonized by a European power during the "Scramble for Africa" between 1880 and 1900. Ethiopia was able to guide ...
More than 200 people have taken part in an event to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Adwa. Members of the Ethiopian community in Bath, Somerset, embarked on a four-week challenge in an ...
(MENAFN- The Conversation) On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a well-armed Italian army in the northern town of Adwa in ...
On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a well-armed Italian army in the northern town of Adwa in Ethiopia. The outcome of ...