▁and ▁trad ing ▁routes ▁extending ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁continent , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Kind u ▁on ▁the ▁Congo ▁River . ▁That ▁year , ▁however , ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁German ▁Col on ization ▁forced ▁local ▁chief s ▁on ▁the ▁main land ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁German ▁protection , ▁prompt ing ▁Sultan ▁B arg ash ▁bin ▁Sa id ▁to ▁protest . ▁Co inc iding ▁with ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Conference ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ram ble ▁for ▁Africa , ▁further ▁German ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁soon ▁shown ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁by ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁German ▁East ▁Africa ▁Company , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁colon ize ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Germ ans ▁secret ly ▁met ▁and ▁discussed ▁their ▁a ims ▁of ▁expansion ▁in ▁the ▁African ▁Great ▁L akes , ▁with ▁spher es ▁of ▁influence ▁already ▁agreed ▁upon ▁the ▁year ▁before , ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁take ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁East ▁Africa ▁Prote ctor ate ▁( now ▁Ken ya ) ▁and ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁to ▁take ▁present - day ▁T anz ania . ▁Both ▁powers ▁le ased ▁coast al ▁territory ▁from ▁Z anz ib ar ▁and ▁established ▁trad ing ▁stations ▁and ▁out posts . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁main land ▁poss essions ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁European ▁imperial ▁powers , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁when ▁the ▁Imperial ▁British ▁East ▁Africa ▁Company ▁took ▁over ▁administration ▁of ▁M