DISCUSS THE CAREER AND ROLE OFCECIL RHODES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COLONIAL RULE IN CENTRALAFRICA & SOUTH AFRICA.

Approach
Describe the career of Rhodes and show his positive and negative contributions in the establishment of colonial rule in central Africa
Then conclude logically.
Points to consider.
1. BominEngland in l853 later joined his brother in Natal.
2. He was one of the founders of the British South African company.
3. He later went for further studies in the Oxford University
4. In 1881, he became a mernber of parliament of the Cape colony.
5. He and his men built a town of Salis bury i.e. future capital of'Zirnbabwe in 1890,
6. At 25years he was a millionaire, and at 34 he bought his rival company of Barney Bamet which made him monopolize diamond export in South Africa
7. He in 1890 forced the British government to declare a protectorate over Botswana Botswana
8. He had a dream of painting the whole of Africa red especially from cape to Cairo.
His role.
I. He signed treaties with Africans which led to the colonization of those respective areas e.g. in 1888 he sent Rudd to sign a treaty with Lubengula, i.e. Rudd concession, in 1890, he signed the Lochner treaty with Lewar which helped him colonize Barotse land heeven signed the Moffat treaty with Lubengula
2. He formed the British South African company which exploited and led to the colonization of areas like Matebele and Mashona land etc.
3. He formed the pioneer column force which fought different resistances Africa like the Chimulenga rebellion making it easy to occupy Mashona Matebele land
4. He improved the transport network which eased colonization e.g. railway line from port Salisbury to Cape Town.
5. He called upon his home government to take over areas like southern Botswana area and river Zambezi
6. He divided up Africans e.g. he made an alliance with Kharna of'Ngwa' and gave Rhodes one thousand soldiers who were used to take over Zimbabwe.
7. He established internal trade stations in Central Africa as centers for facilitating British influence such as Inyati, Bulawayo, and Salisburj
8. He provided financial resources and man power to execute British colonial administration.
9. He solicited collaborators for extension of British imperialism e.g. Levof the Lozi .
10. He in 1896 organized and dispatched the Jameson raid.
Conclude remark. Lubengula's resistance just Iike other African resistors elsewhere as undermined by a number short comings ranging from European superiority to lack of proper preparation and nationalism by the Africans.