East Africa's early investment in South America would clearly benefit the East Coast of East Africa in the future. Granted, the East Coast had developed well in recent years, but compared with the West Coast, there was still an obvious gap.
To change this landscape, South America and West Africa—two regions tied to the interests of East Africa's West Coast—had to be prioritized, turning the West Coast into the economic highland of the South Atlantic and drawing in the capital, talent, and resources of countries and regions along the entire South Atlantic coast.
Between West Africa and South America, the latter undoubtedly held greater appeal for East Africa at present. On one hand, British influence was shrinking; on the other, South America was more maturely developed than West Africa. As for West Africa, the powers of various nations were entrenched there, its level of civilization was relatively low, and its culture and ethnic makeup differed too greatly from East Africa's.
In the blink of an eye, time entered 1932.
Last year, following the East African government's sweeping economic adjustments, it had successfully withstood the countercurrent of the global economic crisis, becoming one of the few economies in the world to sail upstream amid the economic storm.
Yet accompanying that success was money flowing away like water. For this reason, the East African government had no choice but to tighten its belt and live frugally.
Crown Prince Friedrich was holding a meeting at the Ministry of Railways today to discuss the "losses" of the East African railway.
"Railways are vital transport infrastructure concerning the national economy, national defense and military strategy, and basic public welfare. Since the beginning of this century, the Empire's railway industry has changed with each passing day and soared rapidly, becoming the world's third-largest railway network."