JAMB - History (2019 - No. 57)
Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to
obtain recognition for his government
introduce heavy taxation
rebuild the Sudanese territories
fight against lucrative slave trade
Erläuterung
Fight against lucrative slave trade is the correct answer. The British officers - Samuel Baker and Charles Gordon were appointed by Khedive Ismail in order to spread Ottoman-Egyptian control over the upper reaches of the White Nile and fight against the slave trade.