Anglo-French Agreement of 1890
The Anglo-French Agreement of 1890 was a treaty that defined the spheres of British and French interests in West Africa .
development
prehistory
June 1890 acted Lord Salisbury a contract with the German Empire from where the United Kingdom Helgoland ceded, under the condition that Germany claims to Uganda dropped, the protectorates north of the coast of Witu ceded and the British protectorate of Zanzibar recognized .
Negotiating the contract
Although France was a party to the 1862 Joint Declaration guaranteeing Zanzibar's independence, Salisbury did not inform the French of the proposed change to the island's status. He also gave no assurance that French rights would be respected on what is now the Tanzanian island. When the French protested, Salisbury apologized and began negotiations with French Ambassador William Henry Waddington . The negotiations came to an end and the agreement was signed on August 5, 1890.
content
According to the treaty, France had to recognize the British protectorate over Zanzibar and, in return, the British had to draw the French protectorate over Madagascar and the area of influence "south of their possessions on the Mediterranean , up to a line from Say on the Niger to Barruwa on Lake Chad , so that the Area of the entire Royal Niger Company which includes the Kingdom of Sokoto "acknowledge.
See also
literature
- Derrick J. Thom: The Niger-Nigerian Boundary 1890-1906: A Study of Ethnic Frontiers and a Colonial Boundary . Ohio University Center for International Studies, Athens / Ohio 1975.