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Colonisation of Africa

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colonisation of Africa
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Na dem found external colonies insyd Africa during antiquity. Na Ancient Greeks den Romans establish colonies on de African continent insyd North Africa, similar to how na dem establish settler-colonies insyd parts of Eurasia. Na sam of dese dem endure for centuries; however, popular parlance of colonialism insyd Africa usually dey focus on de European conquests of African states den societies insyd de Scramble for Africa (1884–1914) during de age of New Imperialism, wey be followed by gradual decolonisation after World War II.

Na de principal powers involved insyd de modern colonisation of Africa be Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, den Italy. Na European rule get significant impacts on Africa ein societies den de suppression of communal autonomy wey disrupt local customary practices den caused de irreversible transformation of Africa ein socioeconomic systems.[1] Na dem maintain colonies for de purpose of economic exploitation den extraction of natural resources. Insyd nearly all African countries today, de language used insyd government den media be de one used by a recent colonial power, though chaw people dey speak dema native African languages.

Ancient den medieval colonies

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Main articles: Roman Africans and Romans in sub-Saharan Africa
The Roman Empire in the time of Hadrian, c. 125 AD

For early history time, people from Europe den Western Asia, like Greeks den Phoenicians, go create colonies for North Africa.

Under Pharaoh Amasis of Egypt (570–526 BC), one Greek trading colony dey wey dem set up for Naucratis, about 50 miles from where Alexandria go later dey.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Mamdani 1996
  2. ↑ Boardman (1973), p. 114

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