Northern Africa, 07 May 1902: Cottenest Expedition
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Political map of Northern Africa on 07 May 1902 (Scramble for Africa: Cottenest Expedition), showing the following events: French Chad; First Dervish Expedition; France against Fadl-Allah; Saudi capture of Riyadh; Cottenest Expedition; Russian influence in Persia.

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.)

French

Congo(Fr.)

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Tunisia(Fr. prot.)

Khiva(Rus. prot.)

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.)

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.)

Upper
Senegal(FWA terr.)

Benadir(It./BC)

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.)

Middle
Niger(FWA terr.)

Ifni(Sp. claim)

Massina(Fr. infl.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

Sep 1900French create Military
Territory of Chad

Feb–Aug 1901British chase
Dervishes into
Italian Somalia

Aug 1901French pursue Fadl-Allah
into Northern Nigeria

Jan 1902Ibn Saud
seizes power
in Riyadh

23 Mar–7 May 1902French defeat
Kel Ahaggar Tuareg
in Sahara

Apr 1902–Mar 1905Persia dependent
on Russian loans

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