Question

the french also had colonies in north africa. the french government established control in algeria in 1879 after about 150,000 french people had settled in the region. two years later, france forced neighboring tunisia to become a protectorate. france established a protectorate over much of morocco in 1912. italy also competed for colonies in north africa. italy tried to take over ethiopia. however, the italian forces were defeated in 1896 when they tried to seize turkish tripoli, which it renamed libya. italy now was the only european state defeated by an african state. this humbling loss led italy to try again in 1911. italy invaded and who defeated a european state in africa? ethiopia libya algeria tunisia

Explanation:

The provided text states that Italian forces were defeated by Ethiopia in 1896 when attempting to invade, making Ethiopia the African state that defeated a European power in this context.

Answer:

Ethiopia