His last expedition (1888) was for the relief of Mehmed Emin Pasha, who had been cut off by the Mahdist revolt in the Sudan;he escorted Emin and 1,500 others to the eastern coast.

史坦利最后一次非洲探险（1888），是为了营救艾敏•帕夏，当时艾敏正被马赫迪派信徒叛乱分子困围在苏丹，史坦利护送艾敏和其他约1,500名人员到达东海岸。