Northern Africa, 16 May 1908: Consolidation of Ethiopia
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Political map of Northern Africa on 16 May 1908 (Scramble for Africa: Consolidation of Ethiopia), showing the following events: End of Lagos Colony; Tripartite Agreement on Abyssinia; Bombardment of Casablanca; Hafidiya; Anglo-Russian Entente; Anglo-Ethiopian Delimitation Treaty; Ouaddai War; Italo-Ethiopian Convention.

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.)

Morocco(Fr. pres.)

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.)

Italian
Somalia(It. 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(semi-indep)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Hobyo(semi-indep)

`Anizzah(Ott. suz.)

Northern
Nigeria(Br. prot.)

S. Nigeria(Br. prot.)

Tibesti(Ott. vas.)

Ifni(Sp. claim)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

Feb 1906Lagos incorporated
into Southern Nigeria

Jul 1906Britain, France, & Italy
agree to preserve
integrity of Ethiopia

5–7 Aug 1907French bombard and
occupy Casablanca

16 Aug 1907–19 Aug 1908Abd el-Hafid seizes
power in Morocco

31 Aug 1907Anglo-Russian Entente

Dec 1907Anglo-Ethiopian
border agreement

Mar 1908–Oct 1911French conquer
Wadai Sultanate

16 May 1908Italo-Ethiopian
border agreement

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