| He warned that there is a subtle and silent new Berlin Conference going on about how to get a piece of Africa. |
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| The following passage is mostly based on the contribution to the Berlin conference by Mr Vincent Berger, jurisconsult with the European Court of Human Rights. |
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| In 1884, the German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, invited the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, Russia and other countries for a meeting: the Berlin Conference. |
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| In 1885, British claims to a West African sphere of influence received recognition from other European nations at the Berlin Conference. |
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| At the Berlin Conference in 1884, Germany claimed several colonies including German East Africa, German South West Africa, Togoland, and Kamerun. |
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| The Berlin Conference sought to end the European powers' Scramble for Africa, by agreeing on political division and spheres of influence. |
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| The Berlin Conference attempted to avoid war among the European powers by allowing the European rival countries to carve up the continent of Africa into national colonies. |
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