After the South African War, Portugal's war reparations had effectively been transferred through East Africa into British hands. As a result, Britain achieved comprehensive control over Portugal's economy. Moreover, as Britain and Portugal were traditional allies, the British tacitly approved of Portugal's expansion in its West African colonies.
This could also serve as a buffer between British and German colonies. As for France, it naturally could not seize the Wydah colony from Portugal as it had in the previous life.
In fact, the British would not have allowed France to do so either. Having suffered a crushing loss in South Africa, Britain could only intensify its competition with France in West Africa. Yet France's strength in West Africa was clearly too great, so the current conflicts between France and Britain there were far from minor.
At the end of the day, it was all because East Africa's expansion had interrupted the colonial footsteps of every country in the previous life. Looking at East Africa's present territory, the victims included Britain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, and France.
Britain had lost Kenya and Rhodesia, Portugal had lost Angola and Mozambique, Germany had lost German East Africa and Southwest Africa, Belgium had painfully lost the Congo Basin, while France had obtained only one-third of Madagascar Island.
The only two beneficiaries were Italy and Sigmaringen. However, Italy had previously been badly duped by Ernst, losing all of Venice and part of Lombardy, while the Papal States and Naples had regained independence.
This showed East Africa's role as the "stirring stick in the cesspit" of world affairs. In truth, Japan and the United States were victims as well; both had been more or less screwed over by East Africa.
Of course, apart from Britain, Portugal, and Japan, the other countries maintained good relations with East Africa.