The seven primary European countries that colonized Africa during the late 19th-century "Scramble for Africa" were the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, dividing the continent among themselves with Britain and France holding the largest territories.
United Kingdom: Major holdings in East, West, and Southern Africa (e.g., Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa).
France: Controlled vast areas in West and North Africa (e.g., Algeria, Senegal, Madagascar).
Germany: Acquired territories like German East Africa (Tanzania) and Namibia before World War I.
Belgium: Ruled the resource-rich Belgian Congo (DRC).
Portugal: Held Angola and Mozambique.
Italy: Colonized Libya, Eritrea, and Italian Somaliland.
Spain: Gained Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara.
China has not colonized Africa in the historical, territorial sense that European powers did in the 19th century. Instead, China has established a massive economic footprint, becoming Africa’s largest trading partner and a major lender for infrastructure, leading some to debate if its influence constitutes a modern form of "neo-colonialism" or a, mutually beneficial partnership.
Africa has over 1 Billion people, yet only 15% of trade happens within Africa. It's easiser to send a package from Ghana to Beijing than to send a package within Africa. Chad shuts border with Sudan after soldiers from Chad were killed. I don't think any of us alive today will see the unity of Africa...