REASONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION

REASONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN WEST AFRICA

1. The desire of the European powers to secure cheap raw materials in the coastal region of West Africa.
2. The desire of the European continents to impose foreign culture in place of African culture, which they saw as inferior.
3. The search for new markets for the surplus goods produced in the European continents.
4. The desire to protect some of their citizens working as missionaries and traders in different parts of West Africa.
5. Political and imperial ambition of some European powers to acquire foreign territories as their empires.