fashoda syndrome

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What does fashoda syndrome mean?

A tendency in French foreign policy in Africa to assert French influence in areas which might become susceptible to British influence.

Where does fashoda syndrome come from?

In reference to the Fashoda Incident, considered to be the climax of the imperial territorial disputes between the United Kingdom and France in Eastern Africa.

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