The continent’s landscape is evolving as large tectonic plates shift. Eventually, the Eastern countries will separate from the mainland.

This process became known as the ‘Scramble for Africa’. However, historians have recently started to refer to the events as the ‘Partition of Africa’ or the ‘Conquest of Africa’.

The "Randlords" up from the Cape openly plotted otherwise. A scene from the Scramble for Africa A number of territories in Africa, quarreled over by European nations that cynically carved them up ...

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 ...

Michalopoulos, Stelios, and Elias Papaioannou. "The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 17620, October 2014.

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The friendly verbal jostling among politicians on the floor of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) national results centre belies serious considerations for South Africa’s governance.

The rising uncertainty triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs is forcing South African manufacturers to rethink ...

The "Randlords" up from the Cape openly plotted otherwise. A scene from the Scramble for Africa A number of territories in Africa, quarreled over by European nations that cynically carved them up ...