On March 2nd 1896, Ethiopia, after a two-day battle fought against Italian troops –the First Italo-Ethiopian War– near the town of Adwa, in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Empire won the battle and secured its sovereignty. The Ethiopian army’s historic victory against colonial invasion was, and still is, a pivotal time in African history,
Yearly, the anniversary is a significant patriotic holiday for Ethiopians. Here, we present the 2015 celebration of the Victory of Adwa commemoration, held in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, in pictures.
