Reasons for Europeans interest in Africa

for starters

alot of resources

so between different countries they split Africa in multiple borders to who gets what

secondly

trade route purposes, for slaves I believe and stay off the Arab and Ottoman empires route

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful. 

i dont know the answer sorry but if i knew it i would of told you