Northern Africa, 12 Feb 1906: Conquest of the Sahara
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Political map of Northern Africa on 12 Feb 1906 (Scramble for Africa: Conquest of the Sahara), showing the following events: Algerian-AOF line; Karma revolt; Algeciras Conference; Occupation of Agadez; Ottoman intervention in Tibesti; Ubangi-Shari-Chad.

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.)

French Congo(Fr. col. fed.)

German
East Africa(Ger.)

Kamerun(Ger. prot.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Darfur(A-E.S. vas.)

Ha'il(Ott. suz.)

Crete(int. adm.)

Cyprus(Br. adm.)

Cape Verde(Port.)

Canary Islands(Sp.)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Rio de Oro(Sp. prot.)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Middle
Congo(Fr. Congo)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Upper Senegal
and Niger(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA terr.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Ubangi-Shari-Chad(Fr. Congo)

Majerteenia(It. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Hobyo(It. prot.)

`Anizzah(Ott. suz.)

Northern
Nigeria(Br. prot.)

Sthn.
Nigeria(Br. prot.)

Agadez(Fr. vas.)

Ifni(Sp. claim)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

Jun 1905Border between
French West Africa
and Algeria defined

Dec 1905–Mar 1906Peasant rebellion
in Niger River valley

Jan–Apr 1906Powers reaffirm
Morocco’s independence
but recognize France’s
special position

?? 1906–Aug 1907French assume control
over Sultanate of Agadez

1906–1911Ottoman Empire
sends forces to Tibesti

Feb 1906Ubangi-Shari and
Chad amalgamated

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