Anglo-French Declaration of 1899

E432516

The Anglo-French Declaration of 1899 was a diplomatic agreement between Britain and France that settled their rival colonial claims in Africa, particularly in the Nile and Sudan regions, following the Fashoda Incident.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Anglo-French Declaration of 1899 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
aimedTo avoid future military confrontation between Britain and France in Africa ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Egypt ⓘ
French Equatorial Africa ⓘ
Nile Valley ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
dateSigned 1899 ⓘ
defines spheres of influence between Britain and France in Africa ⓘ
diplomaticActors British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

French government ⓘ
era late 19th century ⓘ
follows Fashoda Incident ⓘ
historicalContext Fashoda Incident ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus binding agreement between Britain and France ⓘ
purpose to define spheres of influence in the Nile and Sudan regions ⓘ
to settle Anglo-French colonial rivalries in Africa ⓘ
region Africa ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-French rivalry in Africa ⓘ
linked to: Scramble for Africa

British Empire ⓘ
French colonial empire ⓘ
Scramble for Africa ⓘ
result recognition of British predominance in the Nile Valley ⓘ
recognition of French influence in parts of Central and West Africa ⓘ
reduction of Anglo-French colonial tensions in Africa ⓘ
signatory France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
typeOfAgreement colonial boundary agreement ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fashoda Incident → diplomaticAgreementFollowing → Anglo-French Declaration of 1899 ⓘ