Question

Write about the Berlin conference of 1884-85.

Answer 1

1. Berlin conference of 1884-85 is also known as the Congo Conference or West Africa Conference.
2. It met to decide all issues connected with the Congo River basin in Central Africa.
3. The conference proposed by Portugal to discuss its claim to control the Congo river basin was rejected.
4. It declared the Congo River basin to be neutral and guaranteed freedom for trade and shipping for all states in the basin.