| − | The '''Berlin Conference''' was a series of negotiations held between 15 November 1884 and 26 February 1885 in [[Berlin]], in which the major [[Europe|European]] nations met to decide questions connected with the [[Congo River]] basin in Central [[Africa]]. The Conference, at which [[Africa]]ns had no representation, resulted in the division of the African continent between the various European colonial powers. | + | The '''Berlin Conference''' was a series of negotiations held between 15 November 1884 and 26 February 1885 in [[Berlin]], in which the major [[Europe]]an nations met to decide questions connected with the [[Congo River]] basin in Central [[Africa]]. The Conference, at which [[Africa]]ns had no representation, resulted in the division of the African continent between the various European colonial powers. |