They be long to groups with a matrilineal culture.
If a country isn't a complete command and bot a complete market economy, but somewhere in between, it is a mixed economy.
It was with "Italy" that Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia signed treaties that each side viewed differently, calling into question Ethiopia's sovereignty, since Italy was the main European country interested in the region.
They were immigrants who came from other countries hoping for a job. They, instead, did not get paid... and they contributed to the depression further.