Africans were enslaving each other long before Europeans got into the act, if that's what you're trying to ask. A significant number of slaves transported from Africa to the New World were purchased from other native Africans.
They were the people of central Africa, prior to 100,000 years ago.
The current president of South Africa is Jacob Zuma, who has been in power since 2009. Prior to that Thabo Mbeki was president, and he had taken over from Nelson Mandela, who was the countries first democratically elected leader. Jacob Zuma belongs to the ANC (African National Congress), the same party that Nelson Mandela belongs too. This is the Republic of South Africa.
Prior to 1776, America was inhabited by a diverse array of Indigenous peoples, including various tribes and nations such as the Iroquois, Sioux, Cherokee, and Pueblo. These groups had rich cultures, languages, and social structures, each adapted to their specific environments. European explorers and settlers began arriving in the late 15th century, leading to significant changes for the Indigenous populations. By 1776, the landscape was marked by both Indigenous communities and growing European colonies.
Historical records indicate that some individuals of African descent in Spain's American colonies were not enslaved due to various circumstances. Many were free Africans or descendants of free Africans who had migrated or settled in these regions prior to the establishment of slavery. Additionally, some were granted their freedom or were part of mixed-heritage communities. Legal documents, such as manumission records and contracts, provide evidence of free individuals of African descent in colonial societies.
Africa had 54 countries prior to July 2011, in which its newest country (South Sudan) became independent.
Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus what was the indigenous population of North and South America and the Caribbean?
Africans were enslaving each other long before Europeans got into the act, if that's what you're trying to ask. A significant number of slaves transported from Africa to the New World were purchased from other native Africans.
The armies of the Umayyad Caliphate conquered these territories and made Islam the dominant religion. Prior to this, most North Africans were Christians (either part of the Unified Church or from the Donatist Heresy) or indigenous polytheistic religions with a sprinkling of Jews.
Not all of Africa was colonized by the British. There were French, Belgian, Portuguese and Spanish colonies, too.
Prior to WW2, England had several colonies in Africa. They wanted to maintain security of the Suez Canal. After Italy gained control of the disputed countries in the Eastern edge of Africa, they began to attack British colonies.
Colonial plantation owners attempted to enslave Native Americans prior to enslaving Africans. Slavery in the United States began in the 18th century.
The question is to broad, there are (at present) 53 independent countries in Africa, each with different types of government
Slavery and the slave trade in Africa continue to this day. The African slave trade existed prior to the arrival of Europeans and is known to be responsible for slavery in Northern Africa as well as for exporting millions of Africans as slaves to Middle Eastern countries as well as to Asia and the Americas. The United States of America specifically banned African (and any other form of) slavery over a century ago.
Italy and Turkey were fighting over Libya till 1912
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There were a great many countries that never were under British control. There were even more that were not a British colony before they were declared independent. On the great continent of Africa there is only one. That would be Ethiopia.