The Development of Africa

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Loi of being mapped as " spheres of influence, " are recognised by their neighbours to extend as far as their arms can reach to strike effectively ; they are therefore subject to expansion and contraction. Foreign pressure has, un- doubtedly, welded together tribes under recognised leaders ; but the general absence of cohesion has rendered them easy victims to the European lust of territory.
The simple pomp of Negro courts is characteristic of the Negro i- i- i- ^ court life.
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...d. But the Negro is naturally fond of ceremony ; he dearly loves to talk and to argue, and is an astute diplomatist, as many Europeans have found to their cost. It is said that the reason why he likes trading is the opportunity it affords him to " haggle, " and not the profits he derives.
Althouoh tribes like the redoubtable Zulu evince a re- Onthewar- '=>, path.
markably warlike spirit, the Negroes are too self-indulgent to be bellicose as a race. If their mode of warfare appears to us cruel, it is because human life is not of much value in Africa, They make excellent soldiers under a capable leader, and can show both courage and devotion in a cause.


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