The importance of East Africa to Germany is self-evident. As Germany's arch-enemy, France can be said to be the country that currently understands Germany the best, with this understanding deeply penetrating Germany's economy, military, politics, and other fields.
East Africa serves as Germany's major supplier of cotton, rubber, sugar, and various mineral resources. If the relationship between East Africa and Germany can experience negative changes, it would severely impact Germany's economy and industry.
Of course, attempting to disrupt the relationship between East Africa and Germany is clearly not easily achievable, and the French Government can only proceed gradually.
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As time swiftly moved to early 1910, it also meant that the East African plan officially entered its final stages.
