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The 99 pages that link to Scramble for Africa, each with the reason it gives.

• French West AfricaNarrower topic: The federation emerged from France’s territorial expansion during this partition.

• Battle of AdwaNarrower topic: Adwa stood out as a major defeat for a European power during this period.

• Cecil RhodesNarrower topic: His expansionist projects formed part of Britain’s competition for African territory.

• German East AfricaNarrower topic: German East Africa emerged during this wider imperial partition.

• German colonial empireNarrower topic: German acquisitions formed part of this competition among European powers.

• British South Africa CompanyNarrower topic: The company pursued its charter amid competition among European powers for African territory.

• SomaliaNarrower topic: European partition divided Somali-inhabited lands among several colonial administrations.

• David LivingstoneNarrower topic: His accounts helped make central Africa a focus of European interest, though colonization followed broader forces.

• Jameson RaidNarrower topic: The raid was one episode in broader imperial competition for southern Africa.

• Italian EritreaNarrower topic: Italy’s creation of the colony formed part of this wider imperial partition.

• Leopold II of BelgiumNarrower topic: Leopold’s claims in Central Africa advanced during this period of imperial competition.

• Fashoda IncidentNarrower topic: The Fashoda encounter was a flashpoint in the European contest to claim African territory.

• Italian colonialismNarrower topic: European competition framed Italy’s efforts to acquire African colonies.

• Gold CoastNarrower topic: The Gold Coast’s inland expansion formed part of this wider European partition.

• Mahdist WarNarrower topic: The war’s final phase unfolded within the wider imperial partition of Africa.

• Pierre Savorgnan de BrazzaNarrower topic: Brazza’s expeditions formed part of France’s effort to claim territory during this partition.

• Anglo-French EntenteNarrower topic: Competition over African territory supplied key disputes addressed by the entente.

• First Italo-Ethiopian WarNarrower topic: Italy’s attempt to extend its colonial holdings in the region belonged to this wider expansion.

• First Matabele WarNarrower topic: The war was a Company-led conquest within the wider European partition of the continent.

• German KamerunNarrower topic: German Kamerun emerged during this broader contest for African territory.

• Southern AfricaNarrower topic: Its partitioning imposed borders and colonial regimes across the region.

• Treaty of WuchaleNarrower topic: Italy’s protectorate claim arose amid European competition for African territory.

• Ndebele KingdomNarrower topic: The kingdom’s conquest formed part of this wider imperial expansion.

• Colonial borders in AfricaNarrower topic: This partition created the colonial territories from which many present-day borders developed.

• Lord SalisburyNarrower topic: British imperial expansion during Salisbury’s governments formed part of this continental partition.

• Royal Niger CompanyNarrower topic: The company operated amid the imperial competition that partitioned the Niger basin.

• Dervish MovementNarrower topic: The movement arose amid the colonial partition that divided Somali-inhabited lands.

• Tippu TipNarrower topic: European expansion ended the autonomy of trading leaders like Tippu Tip.

• History of EthiopiaNarrower topic: Ethiopia’s resistance to Italy unfolded amid the wider partition of the continent.

• History of KenyaNarrower topic: This wider imperial contest set the context for Britain’s takeover of Kenya.

• Kamerun campaignNarrower topic: The colonial boundaries and rivalries behind the campaign came from this partition.

• OvonramwenNarrower topic: The invasion of Benin was one episode in this wider colonial expansion.

• Togoland campaignNarrower topic: It established the colonial borders and rivalries that shaped the campaign’s setting.

• Atrocities in the Congo Free StateNarrower topic: The Congo Free State emerged from this era of imperial competition.

• Dervish WarNarrower topic: Colonial expansion created the competing claims that framed the war.

• History of UgandaNarrower topic: Competition between Britain and other powers set the context for the creation of the Uganda Protectorate.

• Italo-Ethiopian WarNarrower topic: Italy’s bid for territory in the Horn unfolded amid this continental partition.

• Kong EmpireNarrower topic: The conquest of Kong formed part of France’s expansion during this imperial partition.

• Robert Gascoyne-CecilNarrower topic: Salisbury’s governments directed Britain’s expansion amid this competition among European powers.

• Second Franco-Dahomean WarNarrower topic: French efforts to consolidate a West African empire formed the wider context for the invasion.

• Decolonisation of AfricaNarrower topic: Colonial-era partition left borders that most newly independent states retained.

• History of CameroonNarrower topic: It set the geopolitical context for Germany’s acquisition of Kamerun.

• History of Western SaharaNarrower topic: European imperial expansion established the context for Spain’s claim to the territory.