Nigeria
Many reports claim that little is known about the earliest history of Nigeria. By c.2000 B.C. most of Nigeria was thinly occupied by people who had - more
Algeria
3 July 1962, The Algerian revolution ends
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Benin
1 August 1960, Dahomey (now Benin) gains independence from France
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Botswana
30 September 1966, Bechuanaland (now Botswana) gains independence - more
Burkina Faso
5 August 1960, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) gains independence from France
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Central African Republic
13 August 1960, Central African Republic ceases to be a France colony
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Chad
11 August 1960, Chad gains independence from France - more
Comoros
6 July 1975, Most of the Comoros Islands declare independence from France.
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Cote D'Ivoire
7 August 1960, Ivory Coast gains independence from France
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Djibouti
27 June 1977, Djibouti gains independence from France - more
Equatorial Guinea
12 October 1968, Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia is a country in the East Africa - more
Gabon
17 August 1960, Gabon gains independence from France
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Gambia
1 August 1960: Dahomey (now Benin) gains independence from France
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Ghana
6 March 1957, The Gold Coast (now Ghana) gains independence from Britain
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Lesotho
4 October 1966, Basutoland (Lesotho) gains independence from Britain - more
Liberia
Liberia, which means ‘freedom’ formerly known as the Grain Coast.
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Malawi
6 July 1964, Nyasaland gains independence and becomes the State of Malawi.
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Mozambique
25 June 1975, Mozambique Gains Independence from Portuguese Rule
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Namibia
21 March 1990, Namibia became the forty-seventh African colony to gain independence - more
Niger
3 August 1960, Niger gains independence from France
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Republic of Congo
15 August 1960, The Republic of Congo gains independence from France
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Rwanda
1 July 1962, Rwanda gains independence - more
Senegal
20 August 1960, Senegal gains independence from France
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Sierra Leone
27 April 1961, Sierra Leone gains independence from Britain
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Swaziland
6 September 1968, Swaziland Gains Independence
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Tanzania
9 December 1961, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) gains its Independence from Britain
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Togo
27 April 1960, Togo gains independence from France - more
Uganda
9 October 1962, Uganda gains independence from Britain
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Zimbabwe
18 April 1980, Zimbabwe Gains Independence formaly now as Rhodesia
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