Northern Africa, 25 Oct 1903: Somaliland Campaign
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Political map of Northern Africa on 25 Oct 1903 (Scramble for Africa: Somaliland Campaign), showing the following events: Fall of Sokoto; Protectorate of Mauritania; Fourth Dervish Expedition.

Persia(Rus. infl.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Austria-
Hungary

Congo

Free State(union w. Bel.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. col. fed.)

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Southern
Territories(Fr. terr.)

Tunisia(Fr. prot.)

Khiva(Rus. prot.)

German
East Africa(Ger.)

Lower

Congo-

Gabon(Fr.)

Kamerun(Ger. prot.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Darfur(A-E.S. vas.)

Crete(int. adm.)

Cyprus(Br. adm.)

Cape Verde(Port.)

Canary Islands(Sp.)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Rio de Oro(Sp. prot.)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Fernando Póo(Sp.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Senegambia and Niger(FWA)

Benadir(It./BC)

Mauritania(Fr. prot.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Majerteenia(It. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Hobyo(It. prot.)

`Anizzah(Ott. suz.)

Northern
Nigeria(Br. prot.)

Sthn.
Nigeria(Br. prot.)

Agadez(Fr. vas.)

Chad(Fr. terr.)

Brakna(Fr. prot.)

Ifni(Sp. claim)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

Mar 1903British forces
capture Sokoto

May 1903French establish
protectorate over
Mauritania

Oct 1903–May 1904British and
Ethiopians
defeat Dervishes

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