First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of africa? He does that to every question he see's^ But the answer is: The Portuguese.
Portugal was the first European nation to send a ship from Europe around Africa to India and then back to Europe
In 1471, the Portuguese explorers were the first European explorers to visit the Gold Coast of West Africa. The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.
Spanish
Portugal
Most of Africa is under European control, not just one African Nation. By 1900, 90% of Africa was under European control.
The answer may be subject to debate, but Portugal sent explorers who were sponsored by the government, commanded by Vasco da Gamma to sail around Africa and extablish a sea route to India. The Portuguese also discovered Madiera, the Azores, and the Canary Islands, but these explorations may have been inadvertant.
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland did not colonise Africa.
Most of West Africa was colonized by France.