Africa and Asia, Uncolonized, or Decolonized
By 1914, Europeans controlled 90% of Africa’s land mass. Only the Abyssinian Empire (modern-day Ethiopia) and Liberia (founded in 1847 as a haven for freed African-American slaves) remained independent….But Africa in the 20th century began to decolonize.
“Many African nations show strong and consistent signs of growth despite the challenges of decoloniz…
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