🇪🇹 የአደዋ ድል (The Victory of Adwa) Adwa is the torch of freedom for Black people and the seal of Ethiopian unity. On March 1, 1896, Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taytu mobilized the entire Ethiopian army to decisively defeat the invading Italian forces. Adwa is not just an Ethiopian victory; it is a global symbol of pride and resistance for all Africans and the Black diaspora.