In 1881, France made up for the loss of Egypt by gaining the control of Tunisia. This great French windfall could be credited to the lack of British attentions and moral caused by their losses at the Battle of Majuba. The next year, all seems to be lost when the nationalistic party removed the Khedive from power and then proceed in an attempt to expel the French and British powers. In addition to this the Nationalistic party also tried to keep from paying large sums of money indebted to both governments. France doesn't allow their military to get involved with the matters, in doing this, the French allowed the British to do all the work, but as a consequence, receive all the credit as well.
French nationalism is further more damaged and British power is increased.
The French influence in the race for African dominance was sparked by three important events. The first, the control of Timbucto, the importance of this was the amount of influence they could assert on the trade flow going on on the River Nile. Secondly, in 1893, France gained control of nearly all Saharan West Africa mainly because of their military determination. Lastly, in 1897, the French began a new strategy called the Right of Occupation. Send comments, suggestions to Brett Silva .