The Belgian ruler Leopold II had elaborate plans to extract resources from Africa. Pachyderms played a part.

This is known as the ‘Scramble for Africa’. We can still see the impact of the ‘Scramble for Africa’ today, in the languages spoken in former African colonies, how their governments work ...

What followed was a striking display of technological advancement, diplomatic maneuvering, and sheer ruthlessness, ...

There were several important benefits of colonialism that are not immediately apparent. The “Scramble for Africa”, driven by selfish economic ...

The outcome of the Berlin conference The Berlin Conference made the division of Africa official. To claim control over a region, each European power had to demonstrate effective occupation. This ...

These plans were elaborated when the vast majority of the African continent was controlled by European powers, a relic of the global competition of the 1880s termed the "scramble for Africa." ...

It is estimated that nearly two thirds of Africa would have been converted to Islam had the European powers not embarked on the 'Scramble for Africa' in the 1880's. Islam, compared to Christianity ...

The scramble for influence in Africa will grow. India must pivot sharply to focus more than it has on the continent. It is ...

Mineworkers in South Africa, the world’s largest producer of manganese, complain of memory loss and other neurological ills Men work at the Manganese Metal Co.’s refinery in Mbombela ...

Pakenham’s history of European colonisation of Africa in the late 19 May 2025 century is reissued this month alongside his in-depth account of The Boer War.