Feared that they may take control of

To keep them out, Salisbury signed a treaty in

In which, Germany took

Whilst the British took

and

Feared they may take control of the

Persuaded by Salisbury to focus on

thought they weren't entirely appeased.

Italian expansion on the

at

Was regarded as

by the British, as it

When the Italians were defeated at

in

the diversion was lost, but it gave Salisbury an excuse to start a British campaign in Sudan.

Salisbury appointed

as

in

He was given orders to go as far as

but he was determined to go further, take kahrtoum and conquer the whole region.

He managed this through

and had resounding success at the

Kitchener was order to go to

once he had defeated the sudanese.

A French expedition headed by

had already arrived, and though both nations pressed for a claim to the area, it wasn't particularly fiery, though the press interpreted it as them being on

Though, the French already had internal problems and were aware of British troops in Sudan, so backed down, coming to an agreement in

in which

in return for

An agreement between Britain and Egypt in

made it so that Sudan would become

It would be administered as a

Where Britain would control Sudan with Egyptian help.

The British appointed

as the first governor-general, followed by

in