3 July 1962, The Algerian revolution ends

1 August 1960, Dahomey (now Benin) gains independence from France

30 September 1966, Bechuanaland (now Botswana) gains independence

5 August 1960, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) gains independence from France

13 August 1960, Central African Republic ceases to be a France colony

11 August 1960, Chad gains independence from France

6 July 1975, Most of the Comoros Islands declare independence from France.

7 August 1960, Ivory Coast gains independence from France

27 June 1977, Djibouti gains independence from France

12 October 1968, Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain

Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia is a country in the East Africa

17 August 1960, Gabon gains independence from France

1 August 1960: Dahomey (now Benin) gains independence from France

6 March 1957, The Gold Coast (now Ghana) gains independence from Britain

4 October 1966, Basutoland (Lesotho) gains independence from Britain

Liberia, which means ‘freedom’ formerly known as the Grain Coast.

6 July 1964, Nyasaland gains independence and becomes the State of Malawi.

25 June 1975, Mozambique Gains Independence from Portuguese Rule

21 March 1990, Namibia became the forty-seventh African colony to gain independence

3 August 1960, Niger gains independence from France

Many reports claim that little is known about the earliest history of Nigeria. By c.2000 B.C. most of Nigeria was

15 August 1960, The Republic of Congo gains independence from France

1 July 1962, Rwanda gains independence

20 August 1960, Senegal gains independence from France

27 April 1961, Sierra Leone gains independence from Britain

6 September 1968, Swaziland Gains Independence

9 December 1961, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) gains its Independence from Britain

27 April 1960, Togo gains independence from France

9 October 1962, Uganda gains independence from Britain

On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain

18 April 1980, Zimbabwe Gains Independence formaly now as Rhodesia