ABSTRACT

At the beginning of the 21st century, Africa remained the least-explored continent, as it had been at the beginning of the 20th century. Nevertheless, it had also been the most exploited continent. The frontiers of economic exploitation, indeed the new loci of competition among world powers, were the areas of Africa that remained underdeveloped in terms of material resources. Germany, Britain, Italy, and France interfered in the lives of Africans during World War II. All of these powers were colonial nations bent on conserving their African colonies and preserving their white privileges in black countries. One could easily say that it was a period of ingenuity, courage, audacity, and will because it was a time when mortals thought that, using their intelligence, wisdom, and power, they could bring about an African resurgence. During the height of the colonial period, the unions of workers provided organic groups with common interests that could be used to thwart European power.