Britain had just taught East Africa a lesson when Germany came calling. However, the Germans clearly had no intention of displeasing the British; at this time, relations between the two countries still appeared fairly sound on the surface.
"His Majesty Constantin, do you require Germany's assistance? We have heard of Britain's sanctions against East Africa. They are not very friendly to your country's development," Ambassador Klein asked.
"Thank you for your country's concern. If the need arises, we will not stand on ceremony," Constantin said, declining Germany's goodwill.
In truth, East Africa currently had little to ask of anyone. Had it been more than a decade ago, East Africa certainly would not have put on this face. Times had changed.
This made Klein feel even more regretful. If Germany had provided assistance during East Africa's early founding, perhaps it could have gained a powerful ally for the future. Of course, Germany would have preferred a puppet regime, while East Africa clearly had interests of its own and did not wish to be another country's tagalong.
East Africa's opening position was now quite good. After lying low for more than a decade, it had reappeared on the international stage and was no longer the weak East Africa of old.
Dar es Salaam's southern urban district.
"Whooo..."
As the train pulled into the station, loading workers began unloading resources transported from the interior from the railcars, piling them onto ox carts before sending them toward the industrial park.
The vast majority of these materials were directly exported from the industrial district at New Port, or processed and then exported, or absorbed by East Africa itself.
Thus, towering smokestacks stood throughout Dar es Salaam's southern urban district, their billowing black smoke polluting Africa's skies and blotting out the clouds and sun. Industrial