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Berlin conference3/19/2023 The African politico-geographical map is thus a permanent liability that resulted from the three months of ignorant, greedy acquisitiveness during a period when Europe’s search for minerals and markets had become insatiable.” By the time Africa regained its independence in the 1960s, the realm had acquired a legacy of political fragmentation that could neither be eliminated nor made to operate satisfactorily. The colonial powers superimposed their domains on the African continent. Muller note in their book, Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts, published in 1997: “The Berlin Conference was Africa’s undoing in more ways than one. Held between 15 November 1884 and 26 February 1885, the conference opened the floodgates to what became known as “the Scramble for Africa” by European nations motivated by greed and a desire for exploitation.Īpart from slavery – both transatlantic and Arab – there is no single event in modern African history whose consequences have been so dire for the continent as the Berlin Conference of 1884-85.Īs H. For, apart from losing Egypt in ancient times and 400 years of Arab and transatlantic slavery (between the 15th and 19th centuries), no greater evil has befallen Africa and its people, with longer-lasting consequences, than the Berlin Conference. And what is more: no African was invited to the conference or made privy to its decisions! Yet we still suffer its consequences! Osei Boateng takes us through the history of the abominable conference.Īt noon on 26 February 2010, anybody with the slightest drop of African blood in him or her should exercise one minute of silence in remembrance of the 125th anniversary of the end of the disreputable Berlin Conference. Held over three months in a snowy Berlin, and attended by 13 European nations and the USA, the conference set the ground rules for the partition of Africa, leading to what Mo Ibrahim now describes as the “unviable states” on the continent. Apart from slavery – both transatlantic and Arab – there is no single event in modern African history whose consequences have been so dire for the continent as the Berlin Conference of 1884-85. The 26th of February, marks the day on which the infamous Berlin Conference that led to the “Scramble for Africa” by European powers concluded after weeks of negotiating their carving up of Africa. We revisit Osei Boateng report of 2010, a year that marked 125 years of the Scramble of Africa. The Berlin Conference that led to the carving up of Africa into 53 countries, marked 133 years today. How the ‘messiah syndrome’ holds back Nigerian development.For Africa, extreme poverty is as urgent as climate change.The mice can influence the battle of the elephants.Africa must not develop new dependencies.Africa can follow its own models of governance.AUF: Promoting education and skills across the French-speaking world.Pascal Lamy: Africa can choose between its partners.Dismantling the fear factory of female oppression.‘We reproach regimes for being corrupt, but we corrupted them ourselves’ – Gérard Chaliand.Can collaborative leadership help bridge Africa’s education divide?.Why financial literacy for women and youth matters.Fallism and restitution: Removing racist statues and returning looted art objects.The 100 Most Influential Africans of 2020. Voices of African women during the time of Covid.African authors – writing for the world.The overthrow of Gaddafi lit the tinderbox in the Sahel, says Mohamed Ibn Chambas.What lies behind Mozambique’s deadly insurgency?.Nigeria and Africom: The dangers of ceding sovereignty.‘What we have is an “executocracy”, not a democracy’ – Sam Jonah.Showmax – the great African storyteller.Private sector role vital for food security in Africa.Who is to blame for vaccine inequality?.Ethiopia – only African solutions can resolve crisis.Creating the African dream: African youth speaks.Chimamanda Adichie: There are many ways for youth to organise for change.Africa is not getting its fair share of global climate finance.Nigeria: Politics ‘as usual’ is no longer fit for purpose.Nigeria: King Oil is dying, arise Prince Tech.France and Western forces pull out of Mali, leaving a dangerous vacuum.
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