▁the ▁Berlin ▁Conference , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Germany ▁concluded ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁England ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁borders ▁around ▁Mount ▁Cam ero on . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁another ▁treat y ▁extended ▁the ▁front ier ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁An ▁agreement ▁with ▁France ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁fixed ▁the ▁Cam po ▁River ▁as ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁of ▁K amer un . ▁ ▁As ▁these ▁border ▁agre ements ▁proceeded , ▁Germany ▁abandoned ▁certain ▁of ▁its ▁claims ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁its ▁position ▁in ▁T og ol and ▁and ▁K amer un . ▁Thus ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Mah in land ▁came ▁under ▁British ▁protection ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁territorial ▁compens ation ▁to ▁Germany . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁Kap ita ï ▁and ▁K oba ▁were ▁c eded ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁compens ation ▁in ▁T ogo . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁an ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁ ▁tried ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Germany ▁col ony ▁near ▁N ok ki ▁on ▁the ▁Congo , ▁but ▁it ▁received ▁no ▁official ▁support . ▁The ▁International ▁African ▁Association ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁German ▁claim , ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁never ▁defined . ▁However ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Conference ▁B ism ar ck ▁c eded ▁German ▁rights ▁in ▁N ok ki ▁to ▁Portugal . ▁ ▁Race ▁for