As the Berlin Conference progressed, European countries also accelerated their steps towards African colonization.
Although Carlo had no intention of establishing new African colonies, he still needed to take stabilizing measures for the current African colonies under Spain's control.
After internal discussions by the Spanish Government, it was decided that Spain's African colonies needed to be reduced, ideally to three colonies.
The largest of these colonies would be the Congo Territory. According to the Spanish Government's plan, the current Gold Coast, Guinea Colony, and São Tomé and Principe would all be incorporated into the Congo Territory, making it the largest colony in Central and Western Africa.
In the West Africa region, the smaller Sierra Leone Colony would also be merged with the West Africa Colony. The new West Africa Colony would be positioned in the far west of Africa, with an area of at least tens of thousands of square kilometers.
