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-That any state laying claim to any part of Africa must inform other interested parties.
-These claims must be discussed and ratified if they are justifiable which would help avoid future
rivalry and conflicts.
-All signatories must declare their “sphere of influence” – an area under each nation’s occupation.
This led to the drawing of borders on a map in Berlin.
-That once an area is declared a” sphere of influence “effective occupation must be established in
the area. This would ensure that the area is protected and free trade guaranteed.
-That any power acquiring territory in Africa must undertake to stamp out slave trade and
safeguard African interests.
-That the River Congo and River Niger basins are to be left free for any interested power to
navigate. The powers also recognized Leopold’s claims over the Congo Free State.
-That if a European power claims a certain part of the African Coast, the land in the interior /behind
that coastal possession becomes a sphere of influence of the claimant.
-That any country that wishes to declare a protectorate in Africa has to show that its authority in
the region is firm enough to protect existing European rights and guarantee free trade.
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