Most countries in Western Europe have had colonies and empires, like Britain, The Netherlands, France, Spain and Germany...
china
to establish the boundaries between colonial powers.
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Seven European countries held land in Africa in 1914.
Those three European countries were Britain, France and Dutch NO European countries colonised any country in Africa in the 1990's. They had all given independence to their colonies long before.
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Which four countries? Here, I'll give you a list of countries that did establish colonies in Africa, and you can figure out which four didn't or whatever.BelgiumBritainDenmarkFranceGermanyNetherlandsItalySpainPortugal
china
They were engaged in the slave trade
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It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
to establish the boundaries between colonial powers.
The country was Africa :)
No European countries own a "colony" in Africa anymore. Spain does, however, own two small cities in North Africa (they are not colonies, they are parts of Spain). France and the United Kingdom own some islands off the coast of Africa, as well.
All of Africa was at one point or another an European posession, with the exception of Liberia.
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