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Explain six political results of partition of Africa by European powers

Explain six political results of partition of Africa by European powers.

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1. Europeans gained prestige especially France which had suffered several humiliations was able to retain her position as a great power because of colonial possessions

2. By using the policy of divide and rule, colonial powers intensified ethnic differences leading to bitter rivalry which has lingered up to now e.g. Tutsi

3. Administrative forts and posts from where Europeans administered were established

4. Africa was given to chartered companies to administer on behalf of the colonising masters

5. African rulers lost their authority to colonial powers e.g. Kabaka Mwanga

6. The boundaries split African communities and put them under different European powers e.g. Maasai in Kenya and Tanganyika

7. Modern African states boundaries were drawn during the partition

8. Loss of independence

9. The Europeans introduced their systems of administration such as the direct, indirect and assimilation.
johnmulu answered the question on February 13, 2017 at 08:20

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