For 500 years, Africa was for Europeans, first, an obstacle to circumnavigate on the way to Asia, and second, a source of slaves. Europeans turned against slavery in a big way in the 19th century, just as new technology was making it possible for Europeans to explore the African interior and enforce their claims upon it.
Europeans took it upon themselves to educate and “civilize” Africans, but two generations later, Africans wanted to know when they would be permitted a say in their own affairs.
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