The Berlin Conference was convened six months earlier than in history, indicating that the colonial progress of the European Powers in Africa is quite different from historical events.
After trading all their West Africa Colonies, the British colonies in Africa are reduced to just South Africa and North Africa, namely the Cape Colony and the Egyptian Colony.
This has made the Cairo-Cape Town line far more important than it was historically, and the British Government would never choose to compromise on this matter.
As a result, the Berlin Conference, which was originally thought to be completed within less than a month by attending representatives, surprisingly continued for several months without conclusion.
Of course, this is not necessarily bad news for Spain. The longer the Berlin Conference lasts, the less satisfied the European Powers are with the current proposals for the partition of Africa.
