Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It is historically significant because it is the first time that Europe, which was the colonising power and is responsible for the under-development and poverty of Africa, has met with the countries which are the consequence of that, the African countries which are seriously under-developed."
Historique car c' est la première fois que l' Europe colonisatrice et responsable du retard et de la pauvreté de l' Afrique se réunit avec les conséquences qui en découlent, avec les pays africains souffrant d' un grave retard.