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  2. Berlin Conference - Wikipedia

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    The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 met on 15 November 1884 and, after an adjournment, concluded on 26 February 1885 with the signature of a General Act [ 1 ] regulating European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period. The conference was organized by Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of Germany, at the request ...

  3. Colonial Africa - Wikipedia

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    European explorers made use of African guides and servants, and established long-distance trading routes. [24] [25] Missionaries attempting to spread Christianity also increased European knowledge of Africa. [25] Between 1884 and 1885, European nations met at the Berlin West Africa Conference to discuss the partitioning of Africa. It was agreed ...

  4. Scramble for Africa - Wikipedia

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    Between 1885 and 1914, Britain took nearly 30% of Africa's population under its control; 15% for France, 11% for Portugal, 9% for Germany, 7% for Belgium and 1% for Italy. [ citation needed ] Nigeria alone contributed 15 million subjects, more than in the whole of French West Africa or the entire German colonial empire.

  5. General History of Africa - Wikipedia

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    The General History of Africa (GHA) is a two-phase project launched by UNESCO in 1964, producing a volume history of Africa first published in 1981 up to the present. [1] General History of Africa (in Portuguese). The 1964 General Conference of UNESCO, during its 13th Session, instructed the Organization to undertake this initiative after the ...

  6. Africae Tabula Nova - Wikipedia

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    Africae Tabula Nova ("New Map of Africa") is a map of Africa published by Abraham Ortelius in 1570. It was engraved by Frans Hogenberg and included in Ortelius's 1570 atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ("Theater of the World"), commonly regarded as the first modern atlas. The atlas was printed widely in seven languages and 31 total editions between ...

  7. History of Africa - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Archaic humans emerged out of Africa between 0.5 and 1.8 balls ago. This was followed by the emergence of modern humans (Homo sapiens) in East Africa around 300,000–250,000 years ago. In the 4th millenium BC written history arose in Ancient Egypt, [1] and later in Nubia ’s Kush, the Horn of Africa ’s Dʿmt, and the Maghreb 's and ...

  8. Togoland - Wikipedia

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    Togoland, officially the Togoland Protectorate (German: Schutzgebiet Togo; French: Protectorat du Togo), was a protectorate of the German Empire in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km 2 (29,867 sq mi) in size. [2][3] During the ...

  9. Nieuwe Republiek - Wikipedia

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    The Nieuwe Republiek ("New Republic") was a small Boer republic which existed from 1884 to 1888 in present-day South Africa. It was recognised only by Germany and the South African Republic. Its independence was proclaimed on August 16, 1884, with land donated by the Zulu Kingdom through a treaty. It covered 13,600 square kilometres (5,300 sq ...