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Amedeo, Duke of Aosta was the Viceroy and Governor-General of Italian East Africa ( Africa Orientale Italiana, or AOI ).

He had between 250, 000 and 280, 000 Italian troops available to him.

On 10 June 1940, the Italians were organized in four command sectors: the Northern Sector ( the area near Asmara, Eritrea ), the Southern Sector ( Jimma, Ethiopia ), the Eastern Sector ( near the border with French Somaliland and British Somaliland ), and the Giuba Sector ( southern Somalia near Kismayo, Italian Somaliland ).

Lieutenant-General Luigi Frusci commanded the Northern Sector, General Pietro Gazzera commanded the Southern Sector, General Guglielmo Nasi commanded the Eastern Sector, and Lieutenant-General Carlo De Simone commanded the Giuba Sector.

The Duke of Aosta commanded from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.