Belgian Congo

East Africa did not have many neighboring countries, and Belgian Congo was one with relatively friendly relations. After all, Belgium could only be considered a small country before East Africa, and its colonies in Africa were even weaker. The two sides also had a touch of kinship between them.

Portugal and the Hechingen Royal Family could also claim some kinship, though they had to trace it back two generations, to Grandfather's uncle. After the former Queen of Portugal died, they had basically stopped interacting. That was also why East Africa showed Portugal no mercy when it beat them.

If East Africa and Belgium came into conflict, they would certainly negotiate first. After all, King Leopold II of Belgium was Karina's maternal grandfather, making the relationship much closer.

In 1885, Belgium was also one of the big winners in the colonial scramble. Riding the favorable winds of the Berlin Conference, it thoroughly secured the "legitimacy" of its colonization of Belgian Congo, which was recognized by all countries.

After all countries, especially France, East Africa, and Portugal, reached a unified agreement, Belgian Congo lay north of Portuguese Angola Colony, west of East Azande Province in East Africa, and south and east of French Gabon Colony. Its total area reached 260,000 square kilometers. Like Belgian Congo in the previous life, it was a natural buffer zone.

Of course, compared with Belgian Congo in the previous life, its area had shrunk tenfold. After all, Congo's area reached more than two million square kilometers.

Yet for Belgium, it was hard to say whether this was a loss or a gain. Congo's economic conditions in the previous life were far better than Congo's by more than a little.

Belgian Congo served as a buffer between East Africa, Portugal, and France. None of the three particularly wanted