Map Continuation X - Map 4 - Africa

[Gandavien]

Map Continuation X

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Africa

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Africa is going to work a bit differently. As almost the entire continent will be under the thrall of European powers, we will have to work carefully in creating a realistic colonial pattern. We will be having a sort of ‘Africa Conference’ so claim will be changed significantly – it is more pertinent to say we are only suggesting territories. Therefore, here are some suggestions for colonial players:

• Don’t feel afraid to grab lots of land.
• Push inland, don’t leave gaps.
• Leave space for the chief colonial power (Britain-analogue).
• Feel free to cut into other people’s claims and nudge borders here and there.
• Be realistic historically – if your nations borders the Mediterranean, it is likely to have colonies in North Africa.

YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE COLONIES. Just because you’ve created a European nation, doesn’t mean it needs to have colonies. Think about how many countries had African colonies in OTL: Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal. That’s seven. Spain, Italy and Belgium had minimal holdings, with only Britain and France having serious empires in the continent. In TTL, we’ll find Portugal, Mauretana, England, Castile and Sweden for sure. Yemen has some bits and pieces of the east coast. PORTUGAL HAS THE SUEZ CANAL due to its holdings in India and Australia.

Areas coloured grey on the map are NOT allowed to be claimed on, as they are part of other continents. Borders must be ONE PIXEL THICK and coloured black. The map must always be saved as a PNG image.

The moderators are myself, Trovador, Benkarnell and Knepah, and we have reserve a right to alter borders slightly if we see fit. Note that you may claim several nations on one continent, but try to keep it to no more than two unless we need more.

 

[Iserlohn]

Scottish West Africa, as well as St. Andrews (OTL's Reunion).

Probably going to add a third minor African colony south of the equator located on the mainland, but only after more people claimed.

 

[Trovador]

Before anything, I'll claim the core lands of the Kingdom of Mauretana, a western and catholic nation, originated from the Portuguese and Castillian conquests over the Marinid Sultanate, in the XVth century.

I do plan to claim colonial lands in Africa per se, but this lands I'm posting now are not open to colonial bargain.

 

[JJDXB]

Venetian Claims. North Africa and Indian Ocean.

EDIT: Updated.

 

[Turquoise Blue]

Here is the Federated Dominion of África do Sul, a Luzophone nation

 

[Yelnoc]

I want to play as a native Ethiopian state! Claim coming in a few minutes...

 

[QuoProQuid]

The entirety of Papal Africa. Since the 1860s, officials have been trying to integrate the colonial holding into the rest of the state. This basically means Converting the inhabitants, 're-educating', developing infrastructure and in some cases dumping Italians into the territory. Results have varied. Greatly. Although usually well-meaning, occasionally these actions do more harm than good.

Large sections of the coastline and a few inland pockets of land are considered to be 'integrated', meaning that in theory they have the same rights and are governed in the same way as Papal possessions in Europe. When referring to the land, the words 'developing autonomous territory' are much more common than that of 'colony' as in recent years Popes have become uncomfortable using the term (even though that is exactly what they are).

 

[Turquoise Blue]

OK, Major map clash. Papal Africa and the Venetian colonies is the problem

 

[Gandavien]

NO NEW MAPS UNTIL I POST A COMPLETE VERSION. COMING IN SEVERAL SECONDS.

 

[Knepah]

East African Free State
Founded through rebellion by white settlers unsatisfied with the lack of representation - probably a former English or Scottish colony. Based vaguely on the Boers, except largely friendly of the African natives.

 

[Knepah]

Sorry, Gandavian, didn't refresh the page until I'd posted. I hope my claim isn't ignored as a consequence.

 

[QuoProQuid]

Oh whoops! I apologize, I did not see your claim. You must have replied while I was uploading my map.

Let me see if I can fix that if Gan does not himself. Sorry again.

 

[Gandavien]

Sorry Knepah, I didn't see your claim until after I made the map. I've given Papal Africa over Venetian Africa as I don't see Venice having the resources to maintain this colony. I've given Venice those little islands though.

 

[Knepah]

Included my claim.

 

[Chairwoman Roxelana]

Mameluk Sultnate, Ottoman Somalia and Socotra.

PORTUGAL HAS THE SUEZ CANAL due to its holdings in India and Australia.

I dont think Protugalwould have control over the canal as the Mameluks are Modern and Powerful, not backwards like Egypt/Ottoman Empire OTL.

 

[Turquoise Blue]

2 things wrong with your map. firstly you are using África do Sul's colour. secondly Portugal owns the Suez Canal.

 

[Gandavien]

2 things wrong with your map. firstly you are using África do Sul's colour. secondly Portugal owns the Suez Canal.

Thirdly ugly borders and fourthly inexplicably Ottoman Somalia.

 

[Knepah]

Thirdly ugly borders and fourthly inexplicably Ottoman Somalia.

Fifthly my claim missed out.

 

[Trovador]

Ok, if no one will start to make exagerated claims, I will.

Here are the claims of the Kingdom of Mauretana, "rightful owners of Africa" D)

The claims are the Desert of Sarrara, the Negoro River and the Camarones River, as well as a small East African possession.

 

[Chairwoman Roxelana]

Fifthly my claim missed out.

In 1694, a particularly Greedy Yemeni sultan requested assistance in the subjugation of Mutapa, or Great Zimbabwe. The Portuguese refused, citing the gold flowing from Zimbabwe, and threatened to cut off trading relations, as excellent as they were. The sultan reluctantly stepped down.

Your claim is Mutapa/Zimbabwe, A key part of Yemeni History is this, and Portugal wants it. Your nation owns this region.