This can make the continent a tempting target for aggressive nations, as a few corps are usually sufficient to capture large swathes of land on the continent. The value in resources is minimal and thus it warrants less protection than other more wealthy portions of these empires might require. It begins primarily split between France and the United Kingdom while other colonial powers hold small portions. It is a large area with few independent countries to start with, generally poor infrastructure and limited resources, and forbidding terrain in several areas.Īfrica offers a unique challenge to the major nations of the world. Africa is one of the six accessible continents in the game.