Cape‑to‑Cairo telegraph, rail and imperial communication projects (1878–1914)

1. Eastern and South African Telegraph Company formed

   Jan 1, 1879Labels: Eastern and

   • Atlantic Cable
   • Wiki

2. Berlin Conference sets rules for African claims

   Nov 15, 1884Labels: Berlin Conference

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

3. British South Africa Company chartered

   Dec 20, 1889Labels: British South

   • Wiki
   • SAHO

4. Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty fixes East African spheres

   Jul 1, 1890Labels: Heligoland Zanzibar

   • Britannica
   • Wiki

5. Rhodes’s Cape-to-Cairo telegraph idea popularized

   Dec 10, 1892Labels: Cecil Rhodes

   • Wiki

6. Jameson Raid fails and strains southern politics

   Dec 29, 1895Labels: Jameson Raid

   • Britannica
   • Wiki

7. Sudan Military Railroad built for Nile campaign

   Jan 1, 1896Labels: Sudan Military

   • Wiki

8. Uganda Railway construction begins at Mombasa

   May 30, 1896Labels: Uganda Railway

   • Parliament
   • Kenya Rail

9. Rhodes-linked railway reaches Bulawayo

   Nov 4, 1897Labels: Bulawayo railway

   • Zimbabwe Guide
   • Window Rhodesia

10. Fashoda Incident exposes rival “cross-Africa” corridors

    Sep 18, 1898Labels: Fashoda Incident

    • Britannica

11. Uganda Railway reaches Lake Victoria terminus

    Dec 19, 1901Labels: Kisumu Port

    • Kenya Rail
    • Wiki

12. Katanga railway company founded to link mines and networks

    Mar 11, 1902Labels: Katanga Railway

    • Wiki

13. All Red Line imperial telegraph inaugurated

    Oct 31, 1902Labels: All Red

    • Wiki

14. Victoria Falls Bridge opened as Cape-to-Cairo landmark

    Sep 12, 1905Labels: Victoria Falls

    • ICE
    • Wiki

15. World War I begins, disrupting imperial communication projects

    Jul 28, 1914Labels: World War

    • Britannica