A French map of Africa, c. 1911 (PD). By the time World War I broke out, Britain and France collectively controlled 45% of Africa’s population. Germany, late to the show, held on to 9%.

At times, colonial officers bought vast expanses of African territory, or in other instances, scouts simply staked a country’s flag in an African nation to claim it.

Known as the "Pink Map," this proposal ... 00:00 Portugal's 'Super Colony' Plan 00:20 Portugal as the First European Colonizer 00:59 African Colonies of Angola and Mozambique 02:04 British ...

As of 2019, they dropped even further to 13,600, and roughly 97 percent of the current population in South Africa is supported by seven breeding colonies. [Related: Ceramic ‘igloos’ could keep ...

A new fossil discovery suggests that reptiles lived together 20 million years earlier than previously thought.

Analysis - Africa has 38 coastal and island nations. Their maritime industries - including energy, tourism, maritime transport, shipping and fishing - play a crucial role in developing these nations.

Macron’s Africa 'reset' stumbles as leaders call out colonial overtones. French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies ...

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few ...

Analysis - By 1885, Adolf Lüderitz had acquired vast territories in today's Namibia. But his contracts with local people were so dodgy that even German colonial officials doubted them.

France still has some level of control over its former colonies, here's how. How France still controls Africa [Newsweek] T Temi Iwalaiye Follow; Amidst the recent coups in Mali, Gabon, Burkina ...

Maps Audio ArchDaily. Articles. ... a large number of railway networks and stations on the African continent have colonial origins, ... African cities are infinitely varied in how they function today.

A new exhibit at London's Victoria and Albert Museum focuses on fashion from Africa. The exhibit's curator says it's a way for the museum to acknowledge its colonial legacy.