▁to ▁Germany . ▁Other ▁German ▁for ays ▁towards ▁Niger , ▁by ▁, ▁Gast on ▁Th ier ry , ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁similarly ▁un success ful . ▁Ult imately ▁all ▁Germany ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gain ▁for ▁its ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁Niger ▁bas in ▁was ▁fav ou rable ▁adjust ments ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁T og ol and ▁and ▁French ▁West ▁Africa ▁when ▁the ▁border ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁agreement ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁West ▁African ▁Sy nd icate ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁with ▁B ism ar ck ’ s ▁support , ▁the ▁synd icate ▁for ▁West ▁Africa ▁was ▁founded , ▁which ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁internal ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁African ▁colon ies . ▁However , ▁the ▁companies ▁involved ▁refused ▁to ▁assume ▁this ▁responsibility ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁and ▁instead ▁demanded ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁German ▁government ▁administration . ▁B ism ar ck ' s ▁idea ▁of ▁indirect ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁" protected ▁areas " ▁had ▁thus ▁failed ▁in ▁West ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁the ▁synd icate ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁relations ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁colon ies ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁The ▁German ▁colonial ▁enter prise ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Gustav ▁Nach t ig al ▁as ▁Imperial ▁Commission er ▁for ▁West ▁Africa . ▁He ▁started ▁formally ▁the ▁" Sch utz gebiet e " ▁( liter ally : ▁" prote ctor ates ") ▁in ▁K amer un , ▁T ogo ▁and ▁South - West ▁Africa . ▁This ▁connection