Colonisation of Africa

The history of external colonisation of Africa can be dated back from ancient, medieval, or modern history, depending on how a term colonisation is defined.

Ancient Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Malays all introducing colonies on the African continent, some of which endured centuries. In popular parlance, discussions of colonialism in Africa usually focus on the European conquests of the New Imperialism as alive as the Scramble for Africa 1884-1914 era, followed by slow decolonisation after World War II. The principal powers involved in the advanced colonisation of Africa are Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain & Italy. In nearly all African countries today, the language used in government and media is the one imposed by a recent colonial power, though near people speak their native African languages.