1884 CE–1885 CE
European powers regulate the partition of Africa
British Empire · Colonization & sovereignty · Companies, trade & extraction
European and US delegates—with no African representation—agreed rules for trade, navigation, and “effective occupation” in the Congo and Niger basins. The conference did not itself draw all African borders, but it accelerated claims and coercive treaties, including British expansion
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- 2026-09-23
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