The Western influences weren't exactly positive: https://africanarguments.org/2017/06/21/ethiopia-was-colonised/ https://africanarguments.org/2017/06/21/ethiopi

The Western influences weren't exactly positive: https://africanarguments.org/2017/06/21/ethiopia-was-colonised/ https://africanarguments.org/2017/06/21/ethiopia-was-colonis... The food sent over via charity often had a religious conversion implied. China's belt and road initiative has specific goals in Africa that require something closer to real economic development. With a tether of course, but real development.