Essay about the European "Scramble for Africa" (1880-1910) and the Berlin Act of 1885, which created a set of European-controlled nation-states that arbitrarily combined into one country diverse African ethnic groups, on one hand, and divided linguistic and ethnic communities, on the other:
The Art & Life in Africa website, hosted by the University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA). This page rovides a map and general information, including descriptions of the four main ethnic groups – Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, and Hausa
