> Asia would forever remain a mystery to Europeans, and the British would not be able to maintain their global empire in the long run—hence a common European e

> Asia would forever remain a mystery to Europeans, and the British would not be able to maintain their global empire in the long run—hence a common European effort to colonise Africa was necessary. This seems to be an outcome of "Scramble for Africa" to colonize and divide Africa to avoid intra-European wars [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa