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How Colonial Cartography Influences Modern Border Disputes

Quick fact

The 1884–85 Berlin Conference where European powers divided Africa drew borders that split over 100 ethnic groups and united rival ones, leaving a legacy of conflict that persists in places like Nigeria, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Why this is interesting

Think of any map you've seen—it seems permanent and truthful. But what if the lines on it were drawn by people who had never visited the land, and those lines still cause wars today?