Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to

  • A obtain recognition for his government
  • B introduce heavy taxation
  • C rebuild the Sudanese territories
  • D fight against lucrative slave trade
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The correct answer is D. fight against lucrative slave trade

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.

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