Marques D Cameron Sr.

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King Cam's Ujumbe Podcast · Menelik II: How Ethiopia Modernized Without Being Colonized · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

You need communication.

You need to be able to talk to the people and tell the people what's going on, what's happening, right?

Innovations introduced in Iran and Menelik, which constitute the first stage in breaking down the long isolation of Ethiopia, include the telegraph, telephone services, participation in the International Postal Union.

OK, they started writing letters and introduction of postage stamps.

So they not only have the telegraph, they start sending letters to and from throughout Ethiopia.

So suddenly Ethiopia wasn't, say, a collection of regions anymore.

It became it was becoming a nation.

so but we need to be able to get to point a from uh to point b uh and we we don't want to use a mule or a horse so we got the we got the railway right the railway uh ethiopia's lifeline to the world right this i think this was his boldest move okay but

You got to pay attention to the strategy.

You got to pay attention to it.

He did some things that very few African leaders could do or have the gunction, the gall to do, right?

So say on February, but before we get into that, if you want to learn more about Ethiopia, Kimmy and Kush, like and subscribe for more.

Let's get it.

So if you want to learn more, subscribe.

Let's go.

So on February 11th, 1893, uh, Manilek issued a decree to study the construction of a rail line from the new capital city of Addis Ababa.

So they want to study how to make this.

They, they want to do it for themselves.

They wanted to do it themselves.

Like, uh, Bikini, Bikini fossil captain, uh, captain is now, he said, we don't need your cars.

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