A potential conflict between British and French imperial forces in Africa almost commenced when the two armies faced off against each other at Fashoda. The Fashoda Crisis was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa. It occurred in 1898, A french expedition to Fashoda on the White Nile river sought to gain control of the Upper Nile River basin and thereby exclude Britain from Sudan.
Firstly in 1882 it established a settlement in Pulau Gaya. In 1897, the settlement was burned down.
Because of the rich soil that that region has and food is a vital part of every city