See above. What if Menelik II is more aggressive in prosecuting the war, and sees to continuing the war after the Battle of Adawa? Could he successfully prosecute the war to an extent of conquering Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea, and moreover, could he hold them in a post-war treaty?
And as a sidenote perhaps dipping slightly into ASB territory, could the British have been convinced to relinquish British Somaliland over to the Ethiopians in exchange for continuing the initial purposes of the protectorate in: "securing a supply market, checking the traffic in slaves, and excluding the interference of foreign powers."
And as a sidenote perhaps dipping slightly into ASB territory, could the British have been convinced to relinquish British Somaliland over to the Ethiopians in exchange for continuing the initial purposes of the protectorate in: "securing a supply market, checking the traffic in slaves, and excluding the interference of foreign powers."