AH Challenge: Prussian Africa!

Having a propper North Sea coast would help... ;)

Why isn't the Prussian Baltic coast good enough? Sure Denmark and Sweden could cause problems for Prussia, but enough so they won't be able to keepsome trading posts in Africa?

For Prussia to get a northsea coast maybe a Dutch-Prussian personal union? Although that might not work as the Netherlands would dominate the colonization of that union.
 
Why isn't the Prussian Baltic coast good enough? Sure Denmark and Sweden could cause problems for Prussia, but enough so they won't be able to keepsome trading posts in Africa?

Because Prussia would (a) have to rely on the goodwill of Denmark and/or Sweden and (b) would be more focused on the Baltic... ;)
 
Because Prussia would (a) have to rely on the goodwill of Denmark and/or Sweden and (b) would be more focused on the Baltic... ;)

True, but the challenge was just a Prussia that keeps its tradingposts in Africa, not a Prussia with an enormous colonial empire. For a couple of trading posts focusing on the baltic and a bit of trouble with Denmark and Sweden isn't that bad. The easiest way for the Prussians to keep them is just not selling them to the Dutch. That will keep them Prussian.
 

Valdemar II

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When Gold Coast tradingpost was kept for longer time, it was usual because they were used for slavetrading, so you need to give Prussia/Brandenburg a need for slaves, the easiest to do that is getting them some Caribbean sugar island.
 
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