Comments on: How most countries were there in Africa prior to as well as after a Imperialism of Africa? http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-many-countries-were-there-in-africa-before-and-after-the-imperialism-of-africa.travel Travel the Traveller Blog Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: stephen11506 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-many-countries-were-there-in-africa-before-and-after-the-imperialism-of-africa.travel/comment-page-1#comment-3643 stephen11506 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:40:16 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-many-countries-were-there-in-africa-before-and-after-the-imperialism-of-africa.travel#comment-3643 there weren't really "countries" in africa before European colonization. Instead the land was inhabited by hundreds of tribes, that didn't have the strictly defined legal style boundries that countries have today. The tribes also moved around a little bit; so in summary, there were no states but a large number of tribes that have little resimblance to the idea of a country as we know it today. In fact European powers tended to group warring tribes in the same states when they left africa in the 60's which is why there has been so much conflict there weren’t unequivocally "countries" in africa prior to European colonization. Instead a land was inhabited by hundreds of tribes, that didn’t have a particularly tangible authorised character boundries that countries have today. The tribes additionally changed around a small bit; so in summary, there were no states though a vast series of tribes that have small resimblance to a thought of a nation as you know it today. In actuality European powers tended to organisation ready to fight tribes in a same states when they left africa in a 60′s that is because there has been so most conflict

]]> By: olivegal http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-many-countries-were-there-in-africa-before-and-after-the-imperialism-of-africa.travel/comment-page-1#comment-3644 olivegal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:40:16 +0000 http://travelbie.com/africa-middle-east/how-many-countries-were-there-in-africa-before-and-after-the-imperialism-of-africa.travel#comment-3644 There were no countries; countries are a European political invention. Africa had many thousands of villages, tribes and clans. There were also numerous kingdoms and great empires (look up the rich history of the great West African empires of Mali, Ghana and Songhai). There were no countries; countries have been a European domestic invention.

Africa had most thousands of villages, tribes as well as clans. There were additionally countless kingdoms as well as good empires (look up a abounding story of a good West African empires of Mali, Ghana as well as Songhai).

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