By the late nineteenth century, the European powers had colonized a large portion of Africa. Some countries became part of the European world in their free will thinking that joining the European powers would bring much good to them. Although, those who did not have this way of thinking fought back and resisted the colonial move.
The Europeans had one significant advantage over the African tribes they encountered: superior weapons like the Maxim machine gun, which was a powerful semiautomatic rifle during those days. The primitive spears, bows and arrows of the tribes' men were nothing compared to the powerful European weapons. Although, as the news of the "white invaders" spread, African villages became more and more prepared for the battle against colonialism:
To protect his Mandinka Empire, Samori Toure had engaged a full-scale seven year battle with French. …
