German attempts to colonise the Somali Coast

German colonial efforts on the Somali coast were pursued from 1885 to 1890. With the aim of acquiring areas north of Wituland, representatives of the German East Africa Company signed friendship and protection treaties with local rulers in the coastal cities of Somalia in 1885 and 1886. In 1888 and 1890, respectively, the project, which overlapped with British and Italian claims, was abandoned.[1]

Areas of Somali coast labeled as property of German East Africa, 1887

References
  1. Deutsche Kolonialbestrebungen an der Somaliküste https://globalhistory.de › deutschland
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