The German-British political relations in East Africa during the period between 1871-1914 AD

Abstract

The study revealed that the German-British political relations in East Africa during the period between 1871-1914 AD sometimes took a rapprochement between them, and at other times they diverged according to the circumstances facing each country and its political situations and according to what achieves their political and economic interests in this region.

        The study clarified the nature of the German-British political relations towards East Africa in terms of tension, rapprochement, external factors affecting it, and the impact of the German-British competition in determining the foreign policy of the two countries. Britain followed a double policy towards Germany according to its colonial ambitions and the achievement of its political and economic interests in that region. Germany carried out its military plans and incursions into East Africa and controlled some important strategic islands that Britain prevented and used a remote policy by inciting the people of the region against Germany, which led to the tension of German-British political relations on the one hand, and on the other hand increased the intensity of German competition. - The British government to obtain the largest areas of colonies in East Africa to the conclusion of two agreements 1886 and 1890 that categorically settled the disputes between them, resolving the problems and dividing the territories in East Africa between them, which led to the strengthening of German-British political relations towards this region.                                                                                                    

Political relations between Germany and Britain transformed from a peaceful one based on the bases of understanding, friendliness, respect and the conclusion of treaties that included dividing colonies in East Africa to war relations when the First World War broke out, which raised Britain's fear of Germany using their colonies as military bases and launching attacks on its forces stationed in this region. The Germans had the superior ability to put an end to the British hegemony, so the British were determined to strip the Germans from these colonies, by entering World War I and involving the African peoples and depleting their efforts and economic resources without taking into account their will, and then transferred the field of war to most parts of Africa itself, and the result was the defeat of Germany in this The war and the Germans deprived them of their African colonies, but these peoples did not enjoy the light of freedom after they were freed from the German yoke and entered the arena of British colonialism.

The study revealed that there are no lasting friendship between Germany and Britain. Rather, there are common interests, which are the basis for international political relations