Are Africa's colonial borders holding it back?

During the 19th century European colonisers partitioned Africa, separating ethnic groups. The borders created during this so-called 'scramble for Africa' had long term consequences on political and social stability, as Stelios Michalopoulos explains.
This video is part of our schools series 'Why isn’t the whole world developed?', which draws on economic history to understand the effect of colonisation and imperial interventions. The project is delivered by Discover Economics and the CAGE Research Centre. Please visit www.discoverec... for further information.