It is Day 9 of the 12 Days of Riskmas and, today, the story of the Berlin Conference of 1884. In 1884, a number of European powers came together to discuss how they would carve up the African continent as part of a heightened drive towards colonialism.

I often say that risk is a long game, resplendent with interconnected threat and opportunity.

On today’s episode, I look at how the Berlin Conference set the stage for chaos in Africa, chaos that continues, in numerous forms, to this day.

The Risktory Podcast is created, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

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12 Days of Riskmas
Day 1 – Ana Reyes + Pat Harkleroad - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-1-ana-reyes-and-p
Day 2 – Charles Ponzi - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-2-charles-ponzi
Day 3 – Stanislav Petrov - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-3-stanislav-petro
Day 4 – COVID Grudge Match - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-4-covid-grudge-ma
Day 5 – Iwo Jima - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-5-iwo-jima
Day 6 – Joy Westmore - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-6-joy-westmore
Day 7 – Powder Monkeys - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-7-powder-monkeys
Day 8 – Ruby Bridges - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-8-ruby-bridges
Day 9 – Berlin Conference 1884 - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-9-berlin-conferen
Day 10 – The Code Breakers - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-10-the-code-break
Day 11 – The Missing Binoculars - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-11-the-missing-bi
Day 12 – Miracle on Ice - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-12-miracle-on-ice

Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Conference
https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-impact-did-berlin-conference-have-africa-675461
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=6df9eef17b93493da8a1353777aa2a88#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20negative%20impacts,with%20no%20say%20at%20all.