1885 Berlin Conference Archives - Consciousness.co.za Magazine https://consciousness.co.za/tag/1885-berlin-conference/ Arts and African History Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:44:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1885 Berlin Conference – How European leaders carved up Africa for colonisation https://consciousness.co.za/1885-berlin-conference-how-european-leaders-carved-up-africa-for-colonisation/ https://consciousness.co.za/1885-berlin-conference-how-european-leaders-carved-up-africa-for-colonisation/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:23:32 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=8987 Source: http://www.dw.de In 1885 European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa and arbitrarily draw up borders that exist to this day. The map on the wall in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin was five meters (16.4 feet) tall. It showed Africa with rivers, lakes, a few place names and many white [...]

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