Unintended Consequences: How Colonial Projects Ignited Africa’s struggle for Freedom.

Introduction: In their efforts to consolidate control over Africa, colonial powers introduced various policies such as building infrastructure and enforcing new legal systems. Although these measures were meant to strengthen colonial rule, they unintentionally spread political awareness among Africans and laid the foundation for the rise of nationalism and the struggle for independence. Here is how the colonial rule dismantled itself: 1. Introduction of Western Education. The colonial education created a class of educated Africans who became aware of ideas like liberty, equality, pride of self-rule, and nationalism. People like Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, were built from colonial education systems and later used that knowledge to challenge and dismantle colonial rule. 2. Construction of Infrastructure and Urban Centers. Colonial infrastructures like roads, railways, towns and cities were used by nationalists to travel across different parts of...