Scramble for Africa 5: How Menelik Kept Ethiopia Independent at the Battle of Adwa, 1896
The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur
October 18, 20211h 30m
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Show Notes
Fifth instalment in our Scramble for Africa series is the story of Abyssinia (aka Ethiopia), which managed to maintain its independence during the Scramble for Africa despite all the efforts of the would-be Italian colonizers (who would be back in the 20th century, but not during the Scramble). We focus on the rulers of Abyssinia … <a href="https://podur.org/2021/10/18/scramble-for-africa-5-how-menelik-kept-ethiopia-independent-at-the-battle-of-adwa-1896/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Scramble for Africa 5: How Menelik Kept Ethiopia Independent at the Battle of Adwa, 1896"</span></a>