Guess the country

Next country, During the colonization/ imperialism of Africa during the 1800s, this country began to modernize it's self by hiring European experts to plan modern roads,bridges, A school system, and hired European officers and the latest weaponry to help train it's army. so when other European countries outside of Africa began to claim land within Africa. this country, alongside Liberia were the only two countries in Africa to be able to maintain their independence

 

Umm... Thailand

 

nope, Thailand isn't in africa

 

Umm, Uganda?

 

nope

 

South Africa

 

Kanya? No idea.

 

Nope to both

 

Saudi - Arabia?

 

Egypt

 

Close, but that's not it, I would have mentioned the suez Canal if I said Egypt

 

Libya?

 

Close, but that's not it, I would have mentioned the suez Canal if I said Egypt

 

Congo?

 

Ahem, Ethiopia.

 

Darkstar if it's still wrong please give another clue. We are all having a hard time here

 

The country was a ancient christian kingdom in east Africa

 

My brain isn't working atm still looking through all the hints.