Sao Tome and Principe, St. Helena, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Comoros were all founded and first inhabited by Europeans. In fact, virtually all the islands surrounding Africa were-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mauritius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saint_Helena
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Seychelles
Doesn't this seem strange? Were peoples in Africa incapable of sea exploration and building boats? Nearly all the islands surrounding Africa were uninhabited until Europeans turned up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mauritius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saint_Helena
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Seychelles
Doesn't this seem strange? Were peoples in Africa incapable of sea exploration and building boats? Nearly all the islands surrounding Africa were uninhabited until Europeans turned up.