While the East African Government was contemplating extortion from the United Kingdom, Russell used the convenient communication network to explain the East African Government's stance to London.
Once the messages were all sent, Russell couldn't help but express to his subordinates: "Considering just communication technology and its widespread use, East Africa is already quite powerful!"
His assistant, Robinson, said: "In terms of communication, East Africa stands on the same level as Europe and North America. Europe's communication is the most developed, and North America is not far behind. As for the entire African continent, it is mainly East Africa on its own that has elevated this land to a higher level than it once was."
East Africa established quite an advanced telegraph and telephone network as early as the last century and formed a national telegraph network in the eighties. Of course, East Africa had not yet occupied lands like Angola and Mozambique at the time.
