Egypt is more than the pharaohs though, the culture and people from the time of the pharaohs has endured all occupations and outside controls.
Like, there was never a loss of knowledge of history and continuity of civilization since the time of the Pharoahs, thanks to the Egyptian preists/scribes, the Ptolmey's, and the Coptics.
I read ,that when british moved mummies of pharaons on Nile in 19th century,muslim peasants from all villages there gather to mourn them.Forget book and author,as usual.
And - there were nubian pharaos,not ethiopians.Although some ethiopians kings could be descendents of them - or not.
Ethiopia looks at both China and Egypt and says what am I chopped Liver? I am mentioned multiple times in the Bible.
And for good reasons.Pity,that they never developed as western nation.We could blame on their church,i think.
If i were better writer,i would create TL where ethiopians becomed catholics,welcomed benedictan monks,and later cisterians and jesuits.
With Ethiopian becoming superpower as a result.