Part of the thing is that we do know of at least some African places that were purposefully destroyed during colonization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin_E

Part of the thing is that we do know of at least some African places that were purposefully destroyed during colonization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin_Expedition_of_1897#The_punitive_expedition_(February_1897) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin_Expedition_of_1897#The_p... https://talkafricana.com/african-cities-that-were-completely-ruined-and-plundered-by-europeans/ https://talkafricana.com/african-cities-that-were-completely...