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Fifth Frid ay Sennon Nov 9, 1990 geography of the world and which nation do not have such a right. It writes: "In November 1884, representatives of 13 European nations and the United States met in Berlin. Having partitioned out Africa among themselves, they agreed to respect each other's 'spheres of influence'. Soon only Ethiopia and Liberia remained independent nations. " (The Plain Truth October 1990) "In actuality the division of Africa was done with mainly European interests in mind. . . . . . in most black African states south of the Sahara the standard of living is falling, the people hungry, bewildered and disillusioned. A part of the blame must be placed on the way the continent was, and is, divided. Only a divine power could reverse this tragedy peacefully. " (The Plain Truth October 1990) This article in essence states the reasons for the assembly of 13 European nations and the U. S. in Berlin, i. e for the unfair division of Africa. As such, they shared among themselves the entire African Continent in such a way that certain portions came under the influence of one nation while others in the influence of other nations. In effect, all the European nations agreed to pick up the p ortions of their choice to be u nder their respective control an d agreed not to interfere in the affairs and areas of influence of the others. This division was made for the sole benefit of the European states. Details of this seizing and grabbing have been described in this article, and can as well be observed in the documented history. In short, while splitting the African Continent, the interest of the African nations was never once considered. Nations were divided neither on the basis of territorial jurisdiction, linguistic uniformity, nor on the basis of the peoples interests. Even their economic interests were not kept in mind, nor was it seen as to where the natural wealth or minerals were located. No consideration was given that certain states would become too small to be able to sustain themselves economically. It was not visualized either that certain states would become so large that as result of their sheer size, they could endanger and compromise the interests of the smaller neighbouring states. lbis is the gist of events we find in history, so beautifully described in this article. The 92