There were several European nations that did not control any of Africa during Colonization including:
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Ireland
Poland
Austria
Romania
Greece
Hungary
The newly formed German Empire was among one of the only major European states not to have any colonies in Africa. This can be said also for the Holy Roman Empire that had preceded the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, which had in turn led to German unification under Otto Von Bismarck. After 1866, Bismarck did not wish to impose on the colonial interests of it's powerful neighbours and stated that he had no intentions of entering the "Scramble for Africa".
Switzerland was one.
Because the europeans wanted to control natural resources found there
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Great Britain gained control of much of Southern Africa during the 1800's
Great Britain controlled a lot of the African country. They were the leader in colonizing during that time period.
The Europeans wanted to control natural resources found there
The countries that were independent durning the European Colonization in Africa was Liberia and Ethiopia
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The Berlin Conference of 1884Ð85 regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period. Expansion became fueled by the conference and previously unsubjugated lands in Africa ended up under European control during the nineteenth century
the first European colonization wave took place from the early 15th century (Portuguese conquest of Ceuta in 1415) until the early 19th century (French invasion of Algeria in 1830), and primarily involved the European colonization of the Americas, though it also included the creation of European colonies in India and other Asian countries (Spanish conquest of Philippines). The colonization of Africa largely did not take place during this era. During this period, European interests in Africa were primarily focused on the establishment of trading posts there, particularly for the Atlantic slave trade.The second major phase of European colonization, which was primarily focused on Africa and Asia, is known as the period of the New Imperialism.
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The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.
The European wanted to control natural rescources found there.
Africa had a wealth of Natural Resources
The Scramble for Africa, also called the Partition of Africa, or the Conquest of Africa, was the invasion, occupation, division, and colonization of most of Africa by seven Western European powers during a short period known to historians as the New Imperialism (between 1881 and 1914).
Europe colonized Africa during the Age of Imperialism in the 19th century.
Sub-Saharan Africa was the last major area colonized by Europeans. There was remarkably little conflict among the major European powers during the rapid colonization of Africa, compared to the extensive wars over colonization in the Americas and Asia. This is in large part due to the Berlin Treaty of 1885, at which the major European powers agreed to a policy of 'notify and occupy', a coordinated and cooperative policy which resulted in the colonization of almost the entire continent in less than two decades.
european nations wanted monopoly control of markets and resources.