by europans
Europeans were interested in Africa because they were interested in turning the natives in to slaves.
Europans, although they might confuse them with Europeans
For the natural resources there.
interested in the pyshological and reproductive trait
Gold, Diamonds, and Land
Because the liked the black peoples skin duhhh
there was lots of gold scattered around Africa and Africans grow sugarcane which is sugar. also they could get to India easier that way
Africa has valuable natural resources for which Europe has many uses.
what sort of individuals and/or organisations would be interested in South Africa's ranking on the international competitiveness scale
a sea route around Africa
To have more money in their civilization. In Africa it was also good for trading. They used trade to control Africa. So yes, but, they were at the time more interested in gold. They major thing now is diamonds.