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

Correct Answer: Option D

D. fight against lucrative slave trade

Explanation

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.