"The East Portugal War ended with such a whimper, which fully demonstrated that Portugal was utterly out of East Africa's league. This was much like Mexico compared to the United States. We can see that a regional hegemon akin to the United States in North America was rapidly rising in Africa. If no one restrained East Africa's development, then Africa would also become an Africa for Africans." — The Times
Regarding the statement that Africa would belong to Africans, The Sun specially interviewed Will, East Africa's ambassador to Germany.
"Ambassador Will, The Times recently remarked that Africa would become an Africa for Africans. Was this 'Africans' an insinuation directed at East Africa?"
Will said, "We oppose this statement. East Africa has never said that Africa should belong to Africans. In fact, we can see that East Africa's influence in Africa is limited to itself. North Africa has traditionally been within the Arabs' sphere of influence; France is the most influential country in West Africa; and Britain is also quite powerful in South Africa. Beyond that, Spain, Italy, Belgium, and other nations all have a presence in Africa. This shows that Africa is currently diverse, rather than some so-called Africa for Africans. I would like to ask: who are Africans? Who represents Africans? Germany cannot, France cannot, and the Arabs cannot either. Therefore, Africa for Africans is nothing but hollow anxiety."
Will's interview drew widespread attention across Europe. East Africa had previously maintained a rather low profile in Europe, but the East Portugal War was the first time the whole of European society had taken an interest in this African country, East Africa.
Portugal, an old colonial power, had lost all face this time. Public opinion within Portugal was correspondingly harsh in its criticism of both East Africa and the current