How was the Empire of Ethiopia perceived by European countries in the age of colonialism and after WW2? Did they consider Ethiopia in a negative connotation or did they treat the Emperor and the country itself in a positive light considering the time period of how Europeans may have viewed Africans?
More can always be said, especially for post-WWII, but this older answer should be of interest for you for the period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.