Contrary to the conventional wisdom, borders in Africa were not arbitrarily drawn by European colonial powers. Europeans intensely studied on-the-ground conditions, negotiated with local African rulers, and learned about historical state frontiers, which influenced the border-drawing. User RessurectedOnion, in the AfricaVoice subreddit, 08 Mar 2024
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, borders in Africa were not arbitrarily drawn by European colonial powers. Europeans intensely studied on-the-ground conditions, negotiated with local African rulers, and learned about historical state frontiers, which influenced the border-drawing. User camilo12287, in the partilhando subreddit, 08 Mar 2024
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, borders in Africa were not arbitrarily drawn by European colonial powers. Europeans intensely studied on-the-ground conditions, negotiated with local African rulers, and learned about historical state frontiers, which influenced the border-drawing. User xenonrealitycolor, in the Xenonreality subreddit, 08 Mar 2024
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, borders in Africa were not arbitrarily drawn by European colonial powers. Europeans intensely studied on-the-ground conditions, negotiated with local African rulers, and learned about historical state frontiers, which influenced the border-drawing. User worldnewsbot, in the News From Around The World subreddit, 08 Mar 2024