Anglo-French partition of Borgu
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The Anglo-French partition of Borgu was a late 19th-century colonial agreement in West Africa in which Britain and France divided the Borgu region between their respective spheres of influence.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-French colonial treaty
ⓘ
colonial agreement ⓘ international territorial agreement ⓘ |
| affects |
Baatombu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bariba people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sokoto Caliphate frontier regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
demarcating spheres of influence in West Africa
ⓘ
resolving Anglo-French territorial disputes in Borgu ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Borgu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| definesBorderBetween |
British Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticProcess | Anglo-French negotiations over West African boundaries ⓘ |
| followedBy |
consolidation of British rule in Northern Nigeria
ⓘ
consolidation of French rule in Dahomey and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Anglo-French competition for control of the Niger region
ⓘ
European colonial rivalry in West Africa ⓘ Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext |
imperial competition along the Niger River
ⓘ
late 19th-century European imperialism in Africa ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
division of Borgu between British and French spheres of influence
ⓘ
establishment of a colonial boundary through Borgu ⓘ incorporation of parts of Borgu into British Nigeria ⓘ incorporation of parts of Borgu into French West Africa ⓘ |
| hasPart |
British sphere of influence in Borgu
ⓘ
French sphere of influence in Borgu ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern borders between Nigeria and Benin
ⓘ
modern borders between Nigeria and Niger ⓘ |
| legalForm | bilateral colonial agreement ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| participant |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | wider Anglo-French boundary settlements in West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-French Convention of 1898
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger River boundary negotiations ⓘ colonial boundary-making in West Africa ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of a colonial frontier cutting across Borgu communities
ⓘ
division of precolonial Borgu polity ⓘ |
| startTime | 1890s ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historiography of the Scramble for Africa
ⓘ
studies of colonial boundary formation in Africa ⓘ |
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