Approximately 100 years ago, European powers controlled 90% of Africa through the Berlin Conference of 1884, where leaders from Britain, France, Belgium, Portugal, and Spain arbitrarily divided the continent using rulers on maps without ever visiting the region, leaving only Ethiopia and Liberia as independent nations.
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100 Years Ago Europe Owned Almost All Of Africa. Here's The Truth.Added:
Just 100 years ago, Africa had only two independent countries. Every single other nation was owned by Europe.
In 1884, European leaders sat in Berlin, Germany. They divided all of Africa among themselves. Britain, France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain. They drew lines on a map with rulers. They never even visited Africa.
At its peak, Europe controlled 90% of Africa. Millions of people, thousands of tribes, hundreds of languages, all owned by foreign countries sitting thousands of miles away.
Only Ethiopia and Liberia remained free.
Every other African nation you see today,
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