Since the colonialism of Ceuta in 1415, the Europeans have condensed over 10,000 territories of Africa into 57 colonises, divided up into lands belonging to Belgium, Spain, Face, Italy, Portugal and the UK. This ‘scramble for Africa’ as it’s more commonly referred to as, mainly occurred between 1880 and 1914, and since then almost all areas of Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa has remained within low levels of development, so is colonialism to blame?
Europeans, drawn to the naturally abundant raw materials found within Africa, along with the opportunity to exploit the native people, used any technique possible to allow themselves to conquer an area, the most common technique practised was ‘divide and conquer’. Without thinking of the
Europeans, drawn to the naturally abundant raw materials found within Africa, along with the opportunity to exploit the native people, used any technique possible to allow themselves to conquer an area, the most common technique practised was ‘divide and conquer’. Without thinking of the