"<span>a new era of Western imperialism" is not something that is greatly a </span>consequence of ethnic rivalries in African nations, while the rise of dictators has definitely taken place.
One of the results of ethnic rivalries in African countries as of late has been far reaching civil conflict. With colonization, numerous European forces drew fringes which had never recently existed and when de-colonization occurred, many adversary ethnic groups were mixed together or lived in regions where they had never recently lived respectively and this caused a turmoil of pressure.
A few tribes were additionally supported by the European forces, while others were dealt with ineffectively and this kept on strengthening tension.
Seu início foi marcado pela queda do Império Romano do Ocidente, em 476, e o fim, pela tomada de Constantinopla pelos turcos em 1453. Os humanistas do século XV e XVI chamavam a Idade Média de Idade das Trevas.