Black Strength

First Town.

Since East Africa had prepared to strengthen its armaments in the late 1880s, the related preparations had scattered much of the East African government's attention.

Fortunately, most of East Africa's current projects had been completed, so it was not left scrambling in chaos. It could relatively calmly complete its military deployments in the east, south, and west.

This also reflected East Africa's current geopolitical disadvantage. If Egypt (Britain) to the north was included, East Africa was surrounded by enemies on all four sides. It also needed to eliminate this hidden danger at an appropriate time.

As war preparations unfolded, statistical work on the population, especially the population related to war, also began.

Among these figures, the Black population was an important indicator. In East Africa's past wars, Black people had been a group that could not be ignored.

Before the 1880s, whenever East Africa fought a major war, Black people had been an important guarantee for the steady functioning of the East African economy. Drawing troops away to the front inevitably affected production work in the rear, while logistical support also required vast numbers of hands. Such work was generally carried out by East African citizens.

Thus, Black people were the stabilizing agent that ensured East Africa's production remained steady. The further back in time one went, the more this was true. During the East African colony period, rear-area production was basically carried out by Black people, while all East Africans were soldiers.

Later, East Africa's population increased, and it gradually no longer needed so many troops. The number of professional soldiers was sufficient, but Black people still filled a certain gap in East Africa's labor force.

Therefore, the number of Black people was an important statistical indicator in East African warfare. However, statistics for Black people and