The Colonial Legacy: the Hidden History of Africa’s Present Crisis

Abstract

By the 19th C, the scramble for territories by the European powers took a new turn as they began to make significant advances into tropical Africa. By 1913, European powers had divided the African continent into a patchwork that showed little regard for ethnic and linguistic boundaries. In this piece, the researcher makes a study of European colonization of Africa. The researcher also tries to trace how the foot prints of colonialism still looms at the horizons of Africa‟s present crisis. As a way forward, the researcher proposes that Africa must stop crying over split milk and begin to raise her own cows. She must stop blaming the whites for the evils of the past and begin to face the challenges of the present. This is a process that must involve the governments and peoples of Africa.