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The Berlin Conference: How Europe Carved Up Africa
In the late 19th century, European powers carved up Africa without a single African voice at the table. This episode unpacks the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, where Otto Bismarck hosted a diplomatic scramble that formalized colonial claims. We explore the motivations—from King Leopold II's Congo Free State to Britain's Cape-to-Cairo dream, France's push from Senegal, and Germany's late entry. Behind the lines on the map lay rubber atrocities, ivory trade, and a legacy of arbitrary borders still causing conflict today. We also discuss the role of explorers like Henry Morton…
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