In the late nineteenth and twentieth century, Europe had carved up Africa into vast colonies, thus resulting in imperialism. And even though colonial powers flourished from the resources the colonies brought, the native Africans experienced racism and brutality from the white settlers. The imperialist reign held over Africa may have been positive for colonial powers, but Africans were faced with such terrible adversity, it seems that the situation is difficiult to look at from not a negative viewpoint.
As Europe cut up the continent of Africa with little regard to its inhabitants, many varying colonies were set up. These colonies were often, more time than not, controlled by white settlers. An African nationalist, Sekou Toure, said that