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The Ethiopian Civil War of 2020 and the Limits of Pan-African Political Thought
For many Ethiopians, Menelik is an almost mythical figure. The battle of Adwa set the stage for a century of conflicts there. While Menelik was just the right guy to defend Ethiopian sovereignty against European encroachment, he's pretty clearly the wrong guy to manage the transition to modern Ethiopia.