( 1988 ) The race to Fashoda: European colonialism and African resistance in the scramble for Africa, 1st ed., London: Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-0113-0

* September 18 – Fashoda incident: A diplomatic dispute between France and the United Kingdom ends in victory for the British.

It did as a result, leading to a major race for influence across Africa that nearly culminated in war in the next decade, at Fashoda in the Sudan in 1898.

In 1898 he had to deal with the delicate situation caused by Captain Marchand's occupation of the town of Fashoda in the Sudan ( the Fashoda Incident ) for which, as he admitted in a speech in the chamber on 23 January 1899, he accepted full responsibility, since it arose directly out of the Liotard expedition ; and in March 1899 he concluded an agreement with Britain by which the difficulty was finally adjusted, and France consolidated her vast colonial empire in North-West Africa.

The Bahr al Jabal passes through Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and the southernmost navigable point on the Nile river system, and then Kodok, the site of the 1898 Fashoda Incident that marked an end to the " Scramble for Africa ".

* Levering Lewis, David The Race to Fashoda: European Colonialism & African Resistance in the Scramble for Africa.

* David Levering Lewis, " Khalifa, Khedive, and Kitchener " in The Race for Fashoda.

It was utilised by French journalists whenever there were tensions between France and Britain, for example during the competition for colonies in Africa culminating in the Fashoda incident.

The town of Kodok, the location of the Fashoda incident that ended the " Scramble for Africa ", is located here.

The scheme foundered when a British flotilla on the Nile confronted the French expedition at the point of intersection between the French and British routes, leading to the Fashoda Incident and eventual diplomatic defeat for France.

For instance, the Fashoda Crisis in 1898, while a diplomatic victory for Britain, was a worrying situation as had war broken out, she would have had to fight France alone, and there was always the possibility of Russian intervention on France's side.

According to Shilluk belief, religion, tradition and constitution, Fashoda serves as the mediating city for the Shilluk King.

For over 500 years, Fashoda was kept hidden and acted as a forbidden city for the Shilluk King, but as modern educations and traditions emerge, Fashoda is now known to the outside world.

Fashoda is believed to be a place where the spirit of Juok ( God ), the spirit of Nyikango ( the founder of Shilluk Kingdom and the spiritual leader of Shilluk religion ), the spirit of the deceased Shilluk kings and the spirit of the living Shilluk King come to mediate for the Kingdom of Shilluk's spiritual healing.

Fashoda is preserved as a quiet place for the spirit of God, where the sounds and speeches of God ( Juok ) can be heard and received by the King, leaders, and elders.

Historically, Fashoda is chiefly known for being the site of the 1898 Fashoda Incident between the United Kingdom and France.

* David Levering Lewis, The Race to Fashoda: European Colonialism and African Resistance in the Scramble for Africa ( New York: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987 ).

The scheme foundered when a British flotilla on the River Nile confronted the French expedition at the point of intersection between the French and British routes, leading to the Fashoda Incident and eventual diplomatic defeat for France.

Marchand is best known for commanding the French expeditionary force during the Fashoda Incident

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