The Almamis also held out the spectre of closer relations with the British in Sierra Leone as a threat against the French, first having established a trading relationship before the disputed 1881 French treaty. The British, however, would recognize the region as part of the French sphere in 1889, and thus had no intention of further intervening, and terminated the trade relationship entirely in 1895, depriving the almamis of another weapon to use against the French.
The Almamis used the prospect of closer ties with Britain in Sierra Leone as leverage against France, having established a trading relationship before the disputed 1881 French treaty. However, Britain recognized the region as part of France's sphere of influence in 1889 and ended the trade relationship entirely in 1895, depriving the Almamis of another way to oppose France.