Editing Foreign relations of Ethiopia (section)

===Menelik II===
Ethiopia had strong diplomatic relations under Emperor [[Menelik II]] with [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]], [[French colonial empire|France]] and [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], the latter pursued hegemony to Ethiopian Empire after establishing [[Italian Eritrea|colony in Eritrea]] (1882). The British and French rival with Italy due to insecurity with their respective protectorate in East Africa. However, both feared the process of Menelik's Expansions. In 1891, the British policy makers sent a circular note to the other world powers concerning the large portion of Nile Valley belonged to Ethiopia, "the activities and the pretension of the [[Negus]] were practically enough in themselves to bring the British to the support of Italian policy in East Africa."<ref name="brit">{{Cite journal |last=MARCUS |first=HAROLD G. |date=1963 |title=A Background to Direct British Diplomatic Involvement in Ethiopia, 1894-1896 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41965700 |journal=Journal of Ethiopian Studies |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=121–132 |jstor=41965700 |issn=0304-2243}}</ref>
[[File:Africa 1909, Edward Hertslet (Horn of Africa, detail).jpg|thumb|Ethiopia in 1909 illustrated by Edward Hertslet]] 
On 2 May 1889, the [[Treaty of Wuchale]] was signed between Ethiopia and Italy with respective bilingual version. The treaty was signed after the Italian occupation of Eritrea and aimed to create friendship with both countries. The Amharic and Italian language, however confused by Article 17 in which Menelik denounced in 1893, resulting Italy's threatening over the status of newly formed boundary. 
[[File:Menelik - Adoua-2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Menelik II at the Battle of Adwa]]
In 1895, the [[First Italo-Ethiopian War]] began, ending with Italy's defeat at [[Battle of Adwa]] by Ethiopian troops who were assisted logistically by Menelik. By early 1900, European agencies opened legation in Addis Ababa and had huge impact on investment in the country's infrastructure (schools, banks, road, railway etc.).