No African nations were invited or represented. In November 1884, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck took up the task of calling for and hosting the conference in Berlin at the Reich Chancellery, his ...

In November 1884, diplomats from Europe and America gathered in Berlin to divide the African continent amongst themselves. These outcomes infantilized Africa and treated its people as lacking in ...

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, ...

A cartoon, uncredited, in the French magazine “L’illustration” dated January 3, 1885, on page 17, presents a critical view of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885. It depicts Otto von Bismarck ...

Although he was from Europe, he organised the 1884 Berlin Conference during which Africa was divided between several European nations. There is no one from Africa at the table. African kingdoms ...

[AFP] February 26 marks 140 years since the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, where European powers convened to partition Africa among themselves. No African voices were present, nor was any ...

ROGER McKENZIE argues that Africa's ultimate liberation depends on its ability to decolonise itself including the redrawing of its present national borders imposed by Europe ...