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"France was by far the major colonizer in Africa, followed by Belgium, Holland and the UK"

France was # 1, yes.
But Holland and Belgium bigger African colonizers than Britain?
I don't think so.
Correct me if I am wrong, but as far as I know, Belgium's colonies in Africa consisted in the main of The Congo/Zaire.
Holland colonized certain parts of Ghana (mainly in the South West), but the British drove them out.

The British on the other hand, had Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Kenya, Uganda , Tanzania, South Africa, etc etc.
British was the # 2 colonizer and # 1 beneficiary (from South Africa's mineral riches) from the colonization of Africa