Colonial efforts in Africa began in the 1920s, as civil war plagued Italian North Africa (Africa Settentrionale Italiana, or ASI) as the Arab population there refused to accept Italian colonial government.
Usaha kolonial di Afrika dimulai pada tahun 1920 ketika perang sipil terjadi di Afrika Utara Italia (Africa Settentrionale Italiana, ASI) karena populasi Arab di tempat itu menolak pemerintah kolonial Italia.