Advances in the mapping of Africa include new maps of Kumir, Tunisia, made by Fanelly and Caillat, and large, detailed maps of the continent made by de Lannoy (French) and Ravenstein (English). French influence now extends to the Niger basin, thanks to Captain Gallieni, and the eastern part of the Senegal River basin, thanks to Lt. Col. Borgnis-Desbordes. Col. Paul Flatters and his mission to establish a trans-Saharan railroad has come to a disastrous end at the hands of the Tuaregs; and M. Lucereau, a traveler in Ethiopia, has been killed by the Oromo. Of foreign explorers, Oskar Lenz stands out for his journey to Timbuktu and beyond disguised as a Muslim.
