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1415
The Portuguese explore African coast
A Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator, becomes fascinated by exploration down the coast of Africa and commissions successive voyages -
Period: 1415 to
Timespan Example - European empires in Africa (1415 - 1990)
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1488
Europeans reach the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias, sailing for the king of Portugal, becomes the first European navigator to round the Cape of Good Hope -
French trading station
The French build a trading station on the estuary of the Senegal river in west Africa. -
Dutch in Cape Town
Dutch nomads, pressing far north from Cape Town, become known as the Trekboer -
Alburkah travels from England
The paddle steamer Alburkah becomes the first ocean-going iron ship, completing the journey from England to the Niger -
West Africa Colonialism
France and Britain agree colonial boundaries for Senegal and Gambia in West Africa
