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South African (Boer) War (to 1902). Britain and Egypt agree to share power in Sudan. 1877 King Leopold of Belgium acquires Congo. Madagascar becomes a French protectorate, Tanganyika becomes a German protectorate. First automobile, Daimler and Benz, Germany. Britain annexes Transvaal, South Africa. 1889 1878 First Italian colony in Eritrea, Africa.