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This study is an attempt to shed light on the emanation of European commercial stations in the West African coast and their impact on society politically, economically, socially and culturally. Through which we keeps track of the political situation of the region at the arrival of the Europeans, and we also stopped - too - on the importance of the West African coast in relation to European trade, and we also discussed the reasons for heading to establish commercial stations on the Atlantic coast of Africa, and we found that the economic factor was the most important and most prominent among these factors. After that, we have indicated to the stages that the establishment of these stations that passed out, starting from the Portuguese stage during the 15th and 16th centuries AD, through the second stage, which started with the emergence of the Dutch as an emerging power with the beginning of the 17th century AD, and Passing through the second stage, which was Distinguished by the superiority of French and English influence in the region. We have indicated in this study, that these commercial stations have had profound negative effects in the West African society, which in turn affected its development and development in all domains.
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