Berlin Conference Course
Explore how the Berlin Conference reshaped Africa’s borders, economies, and societies. Build research skills with maps, treaties, and archives, and produce a polished dossier that strengthens your work in history, political science, and African studies. This course provides deep insights into the lasting impacts on African politics and identities through hands-on analysis of primary sources.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Berlin Conference Course offers a focused, practical path to understanding how the 1884–1885 negotiations reshaped African regions and continue to influence politics, borders, and identities. You will work closely with treaties, maps, and archival sources, develop a case study dossier, and strengthen research, analysis, and writing skills grounded in current historiography and postcolonial debates.
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Develop skills
- Map colonial borders: trace pre-1884 polities to post-Berlin boundaries.
- Analyze Berlin treaties: read maps, clauses, and diplomatic correspondence.
- Critique colonial archives: detect bias in European and African sources.
- Assess partition legacies: link Berlin decisions to modern conflicts and economies.
- Produce a research dossier: craft a 1,500–2,000 word, evidence-based case study.
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