New colonial conquests in Africa

New colonial conquests in Africa

Most African countries got their political independence during the 1960s. Few countries became politically independent in the 1950s. They include Libya in 1951, Tunisia and Sudan in 1956 and Ghana in 1957. Other countries got independence in the 1970s; examples of such countries are Mozambique and Angola in 1975 and Zimbabwe in 1980. Others got independence very late, for example Namibia in 1990 and South Africa ended minority rule in 1994.

After colonialism, the former colonial powers created a new system for ensuring that they continued to exploit Africa socially, culturally and economically. They wanted to continue operating in Africa and benefiting from the human and natural resources available in Africa. They influenced economic, political and social developments on the continent. This was a new form of colonialism after independence which was known as neo-colonialism.

It was established so that the former colonial powers could continue ruling and controlling African nations by using new techniques and building new relations with politically independent African nations. These neo-colonial powers included Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and the United States of America. In Africa, neo-colonialism started in the 1950s when African countries began to get their independence. European nations built this new system in cooperation with international institutions. Figure is a map of independent African countries.

Map of independent African countries