Because, it was divided up among a number of rival princss who ruled their own domains.
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East Africa was able to resist European conquest
ANSWER The Republic of Venice and that of Genoa remained independent until the end of the 18th century. The Republic of San Marino is still nowadays independent.
Liberia and Abyssinia (Ethiopia) were independent. Morocco was a protectorate of France and Spain. Egypt was almost independent but loosely controlled by the British. The Union of South Africa was a British dominion like Canada, Australia, and New ealand, completely self-governing under a governor-general appointed by the king.
The African nation that's has been independent is the Ethiopia
Ethiopia was able to remain independent by defeating European military forces.
Ethiopia and Liberia ~Banks
Ethiopia is not independent because it has never been colonized, wich proves that Ethiopia is not independent.
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Ethiopia in 1993
The only two truly independent countries in Africa are South Africa and Ethiopia. However, Ethiopia in the one that is considered to be absolutely independent as it was never colonized.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia LIBERIA is Africa's first independent republic, not Ethiopia. MONROVIA is Africa's first independent capital. The first answer is correct. Ethiopia has always been independent (apart from a brief Italian occupation before the Second World War).
he used profits from ivory to buy modern weapons
Ethiopia obtained its national independence in 1896.
Sadly, no. Some Ethiopian Jews remain in Ethiopia.
The two African countries that remained independent are Liberia and Ethiopia.
Because, according to P. B. Henze, author of "Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia", published by London, Hurst & Co; ISBN 1-85065-522-7; a battle at Adwa in 1896 proved the superiority of "Blacks over Whites", when the Italians lost that battle. Thus, they earned the right to remain independent.