Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Victory of the Battle of Adwa

***INVITATION TO A PANEL DISCUSSION ON "THE VICTORY OF ADWA AND PAN-AFRICANISM"

The Embassy of Ethiopia in Kampala in collaboration with the Department of Development Studies, Makerere University invite you to participate in a panel discussion on “The Victory of Adwa and Pan- Africanism”. The discussion is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 25th February 2021 from 1:30pm-4:30pm. The presentations will explore the importance of Adwa’s victory in further strengthening African Unity and in particular promoting Pan-Africanism.

***PANELISTS
1. Prof. Sumet Sishagn, Emeritus Professor of History in Ethiopia
Presentation – The Battle of Adwa: Critical Factors that Contributed to the Resounding Victory at Adwa

2. Prof. Sabiti Makara, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Makerere University
Presentation – The Adwa Victory’s Relevance to Current Challenges to African Integration and Sovereignty

3.Mr. Mwambutsya Ndebesa –Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Makerere University
Presentation -  The Adwa Victory and its Significance to Africa and Pan-Africanism

4. Dr Asiimwe Godfrey – Associate Professor of Development Studies, Makerere University
Presentation – Lessons from Adwa to the Young Generation and Future of Pan-Africanism

***DISCUSSANT
H.E Thelma Awori: Former Assistant Secretary General of the UN and Director of the Africa Bureau, UNDP and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Liberia to the Republic of Uganda

***LINK FOR ONLINE PARTICIPATION

https://bit.ly/3bBPASe

Meeting ID: 902 809 7396
Passcode: 908209