Menelik II: Ethiopia's Emperor

<p>During the Scramble for Africa, Italy was eager to develop a <em>'second Roman Empire' </em>within the continent. It set its sights on Ethiopia, which they were <em>'awarded'</em> during the Berlin Conference of 1884-85. Now, all they had to do was remove the Ethiopian government and occupy the land. This proved easier said than done. At the time, Ethiopia was under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II, who was able to lead and defend his country against the Italian army. The Emperor helped to put Ethiopia on the map at a time where many African countries were being destroyed and exploited.</p> <p>Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. Pre-order It's a Continent (2022) on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Continent-Unravelling-Africas-history/dp/1529376785/"><strong>Amazon </strong></a>and <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/its-a-continent/astrid-madimba/chinny-ukata/9781529376784"><strong>Waterstones</strong></a></p> <p>We're on Buy me a Coffee too: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent"><strong>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent</strong></a></p> <p>Visit our website: <a href="https://itsacontinent.com/"><strong>itsacontinent.com</strong></a></p> <p>Hosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee</p> <p>Astrid: IG: astrid_monologuesx</p> <p>Artwork by Margo Designs: <a href="https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com/"><strong>https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com</strong></a></p> <p>Music provided by Free Vibes:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&amp;v=3C8GXr44boM&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FNkGhTg&amp;event=video_description"><strong> https://goo.gl/NkGhTg</strong></a></p> <p>Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&amp;v=3C8GXr44boM&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Flakeyinspired%2Fwarm-nights&amp;event=video_description"><strong> https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...</strong></a></p> <p