British Empire in Northern Africa

By rosaellenambler

  • Somaniland protectorate

    reinforced 1898 with military and administrative presence to limit French and Italian ambitions. it's location was crucial as there was access to the Indian Ocean.

  • Zanzibar becomes protectorate

    Puppet leader Hamad Bun Thuwaini. Hamoud bin Mohammed replaced Khalid bin Barghash as the Sultan of Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Following the 38-minute Anglo-Zanzibari War, the British installed Hamoud, their preferred candidate, after Khalid seized power without permission upon the death of the previous Sultan, Hamad bin Thuwaini

  • Treaty with Germany

    Germany took Tanganyika, British took Kenya and Uganda

  • Uganda becomes Protectorate

    King Mungda singed 1890 treaty with lord lugard, ceding powers over trade, revenue, and justice to the British East Africa Company.

  • Kenya made into the East Africa protectorate

    Already in the British sphere of influence since the Berlin conference (1884) as it offered a route from the coast to Uganda. 9 month war between British and Mahrak Bin Rashid until he fled and Kenya became part of the British East Africa protectorate with some parts of South Sudan and Uganda

  • Sierra leone=protectorate

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    Uganda railway constructed

    32,000 Indian indentured labourers built it. 2500 labourers died and 6500 were injured.

  • North Nigeria is a British colony

  • Ashantiland absorbed into gold coast colony

  • Royal Niger company made into colony (South Nigeria)

  • Nigeria United