“Africa was chopped into States artificially created by accidents of European competition.” Analyze. (UPSC 2013, 10 Marks, )

"अफ्रीका को यूरोपीय प्रतिस्पर्धा के दुर्घटनाओं द्वारा कृत्रिम रूप से बनाए गए राज्यों में काटा गया था"
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Introduction

Africa's division into states is often attributed to the artificial boundaries created by European powers during the colonial era.

Frantz Fanon, a prominent anti-colonial thinker, argued that the division of Africa into states was a deliberate strategy to maintain European dominance and perpetuate the exploitation of African resources.