Sub-Saharan Africa, 15 Oct 1917: Conquest of German East Africa
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 15 Oct 1917 (World War I in Africa: Conquest of German East Africa), showing the following events: Fall of German East Africa; Barue Uprising; US declaration of war on Germany; Liberia enters World War I; Mahenge Offensive.

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Belgian

Congo(Bel.)

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

Union of

South Africa(Br. dom.)

Egypt(Br. prot.)

Madagascar(Fr.)

Kamerun(Fr. occ.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(Fr. col. fed.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Italian
Somalia(It. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. garr.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Portuguese
East
Africa(Port.)

German
East Africa(Br. occ.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

German
South
West
Africa(SAfr. occ.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. HCT)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Liberia(int. sup.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Southern Zone(Sp. prot.)

Northern
Rhodesia(BSAC adm.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

Niger Mil. Terr.(FWA terr.)

Upper Senegal
and Niger(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA terr.)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Hobyo(semi-indep)

Majerteenia(semi-indep)

Chad(FEA terr.)

Ubangi-
Shari(FEA)

Southern
Terr.(Fr. terr.)

Southern
Rhodesia(BSAC adm.)

K.

Nyassa Co.(NC adm.)

Mozambique
Co.(MC adm.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Tristan da Cunha(Br.)

Simon's Town(Br.)

5 Jan–28 Nov 1917British conquer
German East Africa
south of the Rufiji

Mar–Nov 1917Barue revolt against
Portuguese rule

Apr 1917US declares
war on Germany

4 Aug 1917Liberia declares
war on Germany

28 Aug–9 Oct 1917Belgians capture
Mahenge

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