UK media scholar Graham Mytton writes that the arrival of radio in west Africa’s British colonies – The ... that despite being designed mainly for propaganda, radio in Africa was always ...

The British Empire began in the 1500s ... The ‘Scramble for Africa’ By the 1870s, most European countries were looking to expand their control in Africa. We can still see the impact of ...

During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.