Adwa Pan-African University

Adwa Pan-African University (Tigrinya: ዓድዋ ፓን ኣፍሪካ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a higher education institution under construction in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia. The University is named after the historically significant 1896 Battle of Adwa.[1]

Adwa Pan-African University
ዓድዋ ፓን ኣፍሪካ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
EstablishedApril 2017
Location
Adwa
,
Ethiopia
Campus1
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.apau.org

Emperor Hailesilasi was the first to propose the establishment of a Pan-African university. Where he said future African leaders would be groomed. He actually offered facilities to host a Pan-African university and proposed the African Standby Force in the form of common defense against colonial type interventions.[2][3]

References
  1. "Adwa Pan African University (APAU) First International Conference in Ethiopia | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. "News: Government allocates more than $7m. to build the Adwa Pan-African University". January 15, 2018.
  3. "On Ethiopia's place in Pan-Africanism and African Union (Dr. Mehari)". Horn Affairs. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

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