Abstract
At the opening of the nineteenth century, significant developments along the Red Sea began to make a considerable impact on Oromia. The invasion of Egypt by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798 heralded a new chapter in the region’s history. Following the French occupation of Egypt, British interests and activities in the region grew considerably. As Mordechai Abir writes: “Boats of the Indian Navy occasionally visited the ports of Yemen, Hijaz, Egypt and Ethiopia; and the Factory of the Bombay government in Mokha and its representative in Jedda, together with the British consul-general in Egypt, consistently kept an eye on developments.”1
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Etefa, T. (2012). A Commercial Hub. In: Integration and Peace in East Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137091635_5
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