How might they do that? I know that a few French companies did exist there but as I understand the British and German presence was much larger.How about that France beats Germany to SW Africa and occupies it - would that be plausible ?
How would they go about doing that? Also would a different French reaction to Germany's plans in Africa require an alternate ending to the Franco-Prussian war?How about that France beats Germany to SW Africa and occupies it - would that be plausible ?
During what time frame?France does what Portugal did OTL: fund an expedition to go around southern Africa to access East Asia. They reach Kongo and conquer it the same way the Portuguese did.