I-Afrika iyizwekazi elikhulu futhi imiphakathi ehlala kuyo iye yabhekana nezimo eziningi zomlando phakathi nenkulungwane yeminyaka, ngaphandle kokuyeka ukuxhumana nomunye nomunye kanye nomhlaba wangaphandle. Izikhathi ezinhlanu ezinkulu zigcizelela le ndaba:
• I-Afrika yasendulo (kusukela ezikhathini zangaphambi komlando kuya ekhulwini le-XNUMX), kokubili imvelaphi nengxube encibilikayo yokuhlukahluka kwezilimi, ezobuchwepheshe nezombusazwe.
• I-Afrika yanamuhla (kusukela ngekhulu le-XNUMX kuya kwele-XNUMX), imibuso yayo emikhulu kanye nokuqala kobukhona baseYurophu.
• I-Sovereign Africa (ikhulu le-XNUMX), ngemva kokuqedwa kokuhweba ngezigqila e-Atlantic kanye nokuguqulwa kabusha komnotho wase-Afrika
• I-Afrika ngaphansi kombuso wamakholoni, phakathi “kokwabelana” kwezwekazi, ukumelana namakholoni kanye nokuqedwa kobukoloni
• I-Afrika yenkululeko, ebhekene nezinselelo eziningi zezombusazwe, ezomnotho kanye nezenhlalo.