HK WORLD HISTORY- GABRIEL VILLALOBOS TREJO and VALERIA ZOE CRUZ By gabrielvillatrejo 1415 Portugal captures Ceuta in North Africa, marking the beginning of European overseas expansion. 1482 The Portuguese build Elmina Castle (Ghana), a major hub for the Atlantic slave trade. 1652 The Dutch establish Cape Colony in present-day South Africa. 1830 France invades Algeria, beginning European territorial expansion. 1884 Berlin Conference formalizes the Scramble for Africa, where European powers divide the continent without African consent. 1898 Battle of Omdurman – Britain and Egypt consolidate control over Sudan. 1913 By the outbreak of World War I, nearly all of Africa is under European control except Liberia and Ethiopia. 1922 Egypt gains nominal independence from Britain.