Colonial Consortium of Guffingford

At a glance

The Colonial Consortium of Guffingford was, in effect, a more universal body to govern the lands beyond colonial control. While this was a very good idea, and played a major role in bringing civilization to the far corners of the continent, they failed to curtail the rapid expansaion of independent peoples, who sought wealth for themselves or farmland without a governor to bother them with taxes. These people (mostly German) journeyed through Guffingford's heartland, reached fertile plains to the east and settled there. One of the earliest settlements was Masapa.

In 1892 when the colonial empires of Europe climbed to the greatest heights of power, a conflict about Guffingford was going on. Great Britain wasn't very keen on disturbing the delicate balance between the Dutch and German colonies while the Germans sought to expand eastwards, where they met the French colony Cerfonlande. To the south for the Germans (and north for the Dutch) the independent ex-slave Kingdom of Luambo was located, so it was a territorial stalemate.

To overcome these difficulties, a meeting was called between the Dutch, Germans, British, French and Spanish. The little Norse town of Haakon was excluded, since it did not have a colonial status. This meeting discussed various subjects ie slavery, economy, free trade, borders and territorial disputes. After six days of negotiation, the Colonial Consortium of Guffingford was a full fact. Their objective was to seek out injustice in the ungoverned areas, level the anti-free trade sentiment and to make Guffingford a more open society for new colonists. The Colonial Consortium of Guffingford lost face after the Luambo War, and Germany forcefully left in 1919 because of the Versailles Treaty. The Colonial Consortium of Guffingford ceased to exist in 1969, when most of the former colonies gained independence.