Sudan

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 * The competition for colonial land was fierce and the European powers feared war. European powers met at the Berlin Conference, from 1884-1885. The Conference laid down the rules for the partition of Africa and the British were given parts of Africa, including Sudan.


 * In the 1890s, the British wanted to establish their control over Sudan. They were afraid that other imperial powers might attempt to take advantage of Sudan's instability to get the territory previously owned by Egypt.


 * The British also wanted to gain control over the Nile to protect a planned irrigation dam at Aswan.

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