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Ethiopia is the 2nd most populous country in Africa and was able to resist Italian colonialism. Could Menelik pulled together the country and modernize like Japan. He had French sympathizes that could develop into a relationship similar to that of Japan and the UK. We could see a French-Ethiopian alliance to counter balance Italian and British influence in eastern Africa, possibly leading to French victory in the Fashoda Incident?