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But they are believed to have been intentionally introduced in East Africa around 1890s in a bid to tackle a mounting waste problem on the Zanzibar archipelago, then a British protectorate.

In Africa, French and British troops invaded the German protectorate of Togoland, while German forces attacked the British colony of South Africa.

He was sent to an orphanage in Lebanon, then a French protectorate, where he discovered French language and culture.

Somaliland, a former British protectorate which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has all the trappings of a country, including regular elections, a police force and its own currency.

Somaliland, a former British protectorate, declared itself independent from Somalia in 1991 and has all the trappings of a country, including a working political system, regular elections, a police force and its own currency.