Juggling With EggsJugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social
Oct 24, 2026, 8:09 AMI was thinking of the straight lines that divided African countries - splitting tribes and causing tension that still exist today.
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MidgePhotoPhoto55@mastodon.socialOct 24, 2026, 8:14 AM@JugglingWithEggs
Not my area, but did they divide existing countries, or establish/create/define administrative areas, and later pass them on to successors? Not ideal, but establishing borders by defensible features fought over for generations has its drawbacks as well.