The Berlin Conference, held from November 1884 to February 1885, resulted in the ratification of the General Act, accelerating European colonial expansion in what is known as the Scramble for Africa.

Although he was from Europe, he organised the 1884 Berlin Conference during which Africa was divided between several European nations. There is no one from Africa at the table. African kingdoms ...

The Berlin Conference, also known as the "Congo Conference," was held 140 years ago, on November 15, 1884. At the conference, Europe's imperialist powers came together to negotiate the division of ...