How did the colonial borders created by the European powers help lead to the ethnic conflicts in Africa today?

The colonial powers created borders in Africa that led to ethnic conflicts. When the colonial powers established the colonial borders in Africa, they paid little to no attention to the impact these borders would have on the African people. The borders created by the Europeans were beneficial for the Europeans. They didn’t establish borders that were beneficial for the African people. As a result, people who didn’t get along ended up living in the same country. This often had deadly consequences.

An example of this deals with the Arabs and the sub-Saharan Africans. The sub-Saharan Africans, who were black, were slaves of the Arabs. However, these groups were often placed together when the Europeans set up the borders of countries including Mali and Chad. This led to conflicts between these groups. If the Europeans were really concerned about the African people, they would have considered these factors when they created the borders of these countries.