Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to
HISTORY
JAMB 2015
Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to
- A. obtain recognition for his government
- B. introduce heavy taxation
- C. rebuild the Sudanese territories
- D. fight against lucrative slave trade
Correct Answer: D. fight against lucrative slave trade
Explanation
Fight against lucrative slave trade is the correct answer. The British officers - Samuel Baker and Charles Gordon were appointed by Khedive Ismail in order to spread Ottoman-Egyptian control over the upper reaches of the White Nile and fight against the slave trade.
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