PALI LEHOHLA | Spirit of Adwa lives on in Africa as the continent holds the key to world peace

Leading statisticians and cartographers convened in Ethiopia, an anti-colonial beacon, for their Adwa moment and to commemorate the life of Mouyelo-Katoula

03 November 2024 - 20:34 By PALI LEHOHLA

The Battle of Adwa spurred Ethiopia into a new and different stratosphere of development. The Africa Hall which was at the core of Emperor Haile Selassie’s vision for Africa got a facelift and entombs great African leaders who took on the baton of creating a postcolonial Africa...

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