Colonialism had a huge impact on the lives of Africans. Economic policies were adopted by Europeans who destroyed the colonies, rather than help them. Africa was damaged economically, politically, and culturally. Africa's traditional lifestyles and culture were destroyed. Africa lost its sovereignty and the right to control its own destiny and to play a role in their own development or even conduct their own diplomacy and management of their resources.Africans lost their political independence and it's evident when we notice that traditional political institutions were destroyed and replaced with foreign ones. Foreign culture was imposed on Africans without regard for their own culture, this pushed Africa's culture in oblivion.Speaking from the perspective of a climate activist I can't go without mentioning environmental degradation. The gross deforestation which was carried out, contributed greatly to negative impacts of the climate in the Africa continent. The cutting down of trees reduced the amount of rainfall received in African states and also altered the wet and dry seasons which has made it difficult for farmers to predict when it will rain and thus difficulty in determining appropriate planting seasons.