User blog comment:Johnny Goldtimbers/Invitation to all nations: Congress of Vienna/@comment-26510685-20170325093356

Something to note about Africa not being colonized during this time:

- Disease

- Natural resources which were not useful during this pre-industrial, mercantilist time period. Most of the natural resources that they needed, however, already existed in the lands of the defeated native american lands, to which they exported African slaves to.

- Too much logistical problems for a smaller payout

- Pretty sure African societies in East and West Africa were a fair bit advanced and engaged in trade a lot, just reinforcing the fact that countries didn't need to invade them for resources.