I take in as given that one of the problems with C21 Africa is that the states that exist are often arbitrary collections of peoples within lines drawn on maps by officials thousands of miles away......
How might Africa have looked if boarders had been drawn such that ethnic groups were not split up. Colonies might still have two or more ethnic groups within them but resulting in a more 'European' style national identity?
Obviously this limits the divide and rule option of colonial 'management' - unless they federated colonies and moved military units around a bit like the Romans but that ios a whole different ant hill
How might Africa have looked if boarders had been drawn such that ethnic groups were not split up. Colonies might still have two or more ethnic groups within them but resulting in a more 'European' style national identity?
Obviously this limits the divide and rule option of colonial 'management' - unless they federated colonies and moved military units around a bit like the Romans but that ios a whole different ant hill