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King Leopold II of Belgium began the scramble for Africa because he wanted to control land in Africa for mining.
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British forces took over South Africa due to the easy trade route to India
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After the South Africa takeover the Brits tool control of the eastern coast for more trade routes.
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After taking control of East Aftica the Brits heard about gold and silver in North Africa and Britain took command of Egypt
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European countries and their leaders all met in Berlin and created rules and regualtions to African exploration.
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When Great Britain went to the Cape of South Africa they discovered the Boers had already arrived and fought them for the land.
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Britain and France disagreed over land. Both thought they owned the land of Fashoda. The two countries were going to go to war. Right before they agreed who got what land. This was called the Anglo-French Agreement. France got the land of Fashoda and Morocco. Britain got Egypt and Sudan.
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After losing the land in 1895 The Boers returned to try to regain the land but lost again in a three year war to The Brits.
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After being defeated by Prussia, France were still interested in gaining land in Africa. French politicians wanted to move east to Senegal and south to Algeria and Tunisia. They never came to a conclusion of african take over.
