The restructured East African army is smaller in scale, mainly focusing on field units. The East African government, in order to achieve the "pocket" plan, is prepared to deploy ten thousand troops into the eastern Katanga area.
Unlike the previous aim of driving away the native indigenous people, this time East Africa simply intends to first obtain ownership of these lands.
Therefore, using the typical colonizer methods for colonial activities suffices, namely forcing each tribal chief to sign land treaties under the threat of gunfire.
As for the natives, they can be gradually replaced by the subsequent immigrants. This year's number of immigrants is relatively low, and the "labor" gap has increased, so the natives still have some use.
November 17, 1869.
Egypt.
The Suez Canal—this century-long project that cost 120,000 Egyptian lives is finally completed.
