"...the domination of Africa was not only convenient, it was necessary for the maintenance of the European “way of life.”...."

"...Europeans secured their lives through the blatant disregard of the lives of others. The stories of brutality and resistance in the years that followed the Berlin agreement are too many to mention. From the German genocide against the Herero and Nama in Namibia, to the barbarous tactics that lead to the deaths of 5 to 8 million people of the Congo while under the rule of Belgian businessman/monarch Leopold II, direct European involvement in African affairs led to disastrous effects that are still being felt on the continent. Imposed national lines in Africa, often designed to divide kingdoms and tribal homelands, created multi-ethnic countries perfect for the long-standing principle of “divide and conquer,” a staple of European rule. The conflict in Rwanda and the on-going Eritrean-Ethiopian conflict are rooted in European machinations...However, today, as then, Africans are fighting back. Just as the Ethiopians successfully repelled Italy to become one of a handful of African nations to maintain its independence in the age of colonialism, Africans in Africa and in the Diaspora are seeking to repel the vestiges of neocolonialism from its dominant influence on their daily lives..."...More