▁local ▁Afr icans . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁African ▁states ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁partition ing ▁of ▁the ▁continent ▁included : ▁▁▁ ▁Al - H aj j ▁U mar ▁A hm adu ▁Se fu ▁ ▁An k ole ▁ ▁As anti ▁ ▁Bag ir mi ▁ ▁Bar ot se ▁ ▁Bas ut ol and ▁ ▁Ben in ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Born u ▁▁ ▁Bug anda ▁ ▁Bun y oro ▁ ▁Bur und i ▁ ▁Ch ok we ▁ ▁D ah ome y ▁ ▁Empire ▁of ▁S ok oto ▁ ▁J um be ▁ ▁Kar ag we ▁ ▁Mat abe le ▁ ▁Mer ina ▁ ▁Mir am bo ▁ ▁M lo zi ▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁ ▁M si ri ▁ ▁R w anda ▁ ▁Sam ori ▁ ▁( M ah dist ▁State ▁of ▁the ) ▁Sud an ▁ ▁Y ao ▁Chief s ▁ ▁Y or uba ▁State ▁ ▁W ada i ▁ ▁( S ultan ate ▁of ) ▁Z anz ib ar ▁ ▁Z ulu ▁Empire ▁ ▁Under ▁colonial ▁rule , ▁the ▁plant ation ▁system ▁of ▁far ming ▁was ▁widely ▁introduced ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁grow ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁c ash ▁cro ps , ▁and ▁employ ing ▁cheap ▁( o ften ▁forced ) ▁African ▁labor ▁for ▁export ▁to ▁European ▁countries . ▁M ining ▁for ▁g ems ▁and ▁pre cious ▁met als ▁such ▁as ▁gold ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁way ▁by ▁wealth y ▁European ▁entrepr ene urs ▁such ▁as ▁Cec il ▁Rh odes . ▁The ▁implementation ▁and ▁effects ▁of ▁these ▁colonial ▁policies ▁could ▁be ▁brut al