The real barbarians: How the French and British ‘civilized’ Africa

Both colonizers, despite their differences, aimed at squeezing profit for their imperial centers

The colonial footprints in Africa paint a bitter picture of socioeconomic exploitation and political repression, and at its heart are Britain and France. These countries operated different complex yet similar systems of colonial governance. To this end, unmasking their colonial games is necessary for a better understanding of how this complex chain of mechanisms impact the continent today.