äh len , ▁W öl ber ▁& ▁Bro hm ▁and ▁GL ▁G ais er ▁became ▁active ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁African ▁coast . ▁ ▁German ▁mission aries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁North ▁German ▁Mission ary ▁Society , ▁were ▁also ▁present ▁from ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁German ▁interests ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁consisted ▁of : ▁▁ ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁in ▁modern ▁Guinea ▁at ▁Kap ita ï ▁and ▁K oba ▁operated ▁by ▁▁ ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁in ▁modern ▁T ogo ▁at ▁B agu ida ▁and ▁Little ▁Pop o ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁ ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁and ▁agre ements ▁with ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁coast al ▁villages ▁in ▁modern ▁Cam ero on , ▁including ▁B im bia , ▁Mal im ba , ▁Bat anga , ▁K rib i . ▁There ▁were ▁German ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁and ▁agre ements ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁D ual a ▁people , ▁at ▁Ak wa - T own , ▁Bell - T own ▁and ▁D ido - T own , ▁which ▁also ▁had ▁similar ▁arrang ements ▁with ▁British ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁trad ers . ▁ ▁The ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁led ▁to ▁concerns ▁among ▁Hamburg ▁mer ch ants ▁that ▁their ▁interests ▁would ▁be ▁threatened , ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Empire ▁for ▁their ▁activities . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁established ▁German ▁commercial ▁interests ▁in ▁West ▁Africa