Historical

• Colonialism

  Countries such as UK, France, Spain and Germany controlled many parts of Africa from the late 1800s to mid 1960s

  
  

  They took people and their resources

  
  

  Lack of investment in education as countries could not afford to send children to school

  
  

  Colonial countries drew up borders and created countries that disregarded ethnic and religious differences

  
  

  Resulted in civil wars

  
  

  Political instability held back development