Most African countries weren't colonised by Europeans until after the 1880s. Africa's time spent in empires was very small compared to their histories. It soun

Most African countries weren't colonised by Europeans until after the 1880s. Africa's time spent in empires was very small compared to their histories. It sounds like you even agree on this, Africa has never been a place with any degree of modern state capacity. It isn't surprising that it is still failing to achieve this.