How come most of the African countries are so big in size and their borders are in a straight line? Look on any world map if you don't quite understand what I'm saying. Totally different from what we see on the European continent.

by TimmyFarlight
drylaw

There's always room for more discussion but for a start you may be interested in this fantastic answer by/u/khosikulu, which goes into the colonial formation of African borders and questions their meaning for African societies.