The author's discussion of King Leopold shows that the King was the one who gave the European powers the notice about the fortunes in Africa that caused them to enter and occupy the continent.
The King had gotten information that there were rich mineral resources in the Congo basin. As a Belgian king, he gave a command that the region should be under his control.
Other European nations came into the Continent through him and they took over the African countries and their resources.
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