History
In what year did the Berlin Conference on Africa take place?
1884-1885
Background
The Berlin Conference on Africa took place from 1884 to 1885. Representatives from 14 European countries sat at the table. They divided Africa among themselves without asking a single African. The current borders of many countries go back to this conference. It counts as a dark chapter of colonial times.
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