The British hope to use Portugal as a pawn to test East Africa, which is reasonable given that Portugal's colonial area is sizable and happens to be on both sides of East Africa. Thus, East Africa and Portugal have an inevitable geopolitical conflict, and it is hard to believe that East Africa has no interest in Portugal's two colonies.
However, whether the British can persuade the Portuguese to act as their tool is indeed a question. At least the new Governor of Mozambique, Lieford, has some fear of East Africa. East Africa is unaware of the British plot, and for East Africa, every surrounding country is a suspicious entity, except for Belgium, with whom they have communicated.
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The year 1877, Soga City.
King Constantine personally visited this technological city of East Africa to participate in the opening ceremonies of the National Higher Agricultural School and Soga Normal School.
