Sub-Saharan Africa, 12 Sep 1914: Opening Shots in Africa
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 12 Sep 1914 (World War I in Africa: Opening Shots in Africa), showing the following events: Togoland Campaign; Allied invasion of Kamerun; Invasion of East Africa Protectorate; Siege of Mora.

Belgian

Congo(Bel.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. col. fed.)

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Union of

South Africa(Br. dom.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Madagascar(Fr.)

Kamerun(Ger. prot.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Italian
Somalia(It. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. garr.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Portuguese
East
Africa(Port.)

German
East Africa(Ger.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(Fr. col. fed.)

Nejd
(Saudi)(Ott. suz.)

German
South
West
Africa(Ger.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. HCT)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Liberia(int. sup.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Southern Zone(Sp. prot.)

Northern
Rhodesia(BSAC adm.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

Niger
Military Territory(FWA terr.)

Upper Senegal
and Niger(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA terr.)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Hobyo(semi-indep)

Majerteenia(semi-indep)

Darfur(A-E.S. vas.)

Ubangi-Shari-
Chad(FEA)

Southern
Territories(Fr. terr.)

Southern
Rhodesia(BSAC adm.)

Nyassa Co.(NC adm.)

Mozambique
Co.(MC adm.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Tristan da Cunha(Br.)

Simon's Town(Br.)

6–26 Aug 1914French & British
conquer Togoland

6 Aug 1914–5 Jan 1915British and French
invade Kamerun

15 Aug–15 Sep 1914Germans seize
frontier posts in
British East Africa

26 Aug 1914–18 Feb 1916British and French
besiege Mora

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