Examine how the Scramble for Africa left Africa struggling with territorial and ethnic conflicts.

Scramble for Africa refers to the unetrical fray between the european Countries to gain colonies in Africa.

Africa till 1875 was colonised minimally only, that too on coastal area by portugese, s. Africa by British and Algeria by France.

Out from 1875- 1915 almost all of Africa was divided into Colonies of one or other european nation. This is scramble for Africa.

Impact of scramble for Africa

The territories of Africa were divided on paper by europeans with common countries between them without any representation from African. This led to a irrational division of boundaries.