African countries and their year of independence

It is a few days to the 63rd independence anniversary of African giant, Nigeria. Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960.

The British empire colonized the nation. Most companies in Africa were colonized by either the British or French. All countries in Africa have gained their independence.

The following is a list of African countries and the year they gained independence, organized by region:

North Africa:

• Algeria – 1962
• Egypt – 1952
• Libya – 1951
• Morocco – 1956
• Sudan – 1956
• Tunisia – 1956

West Africa:

• Benin – 1960
• Burkina Faso – 1960
• Cape Verde – 1975
• Côte d’Ivoire – 1960
• Gambia – 1965
• Ghana – 1957
• Guinea – 1958
• Guinea-Bissau – 1974
• Liberia – 1847
• Mali – 1960
• Mauritania – 1960
• Niger – 1960
• Nigeria – 1960
• Senegal – 1960
• Sierra Leone – 1961
• Togo – 1960

Central Africa:

• Cameroon – 1960
• Central African Republic – 1960
• Chad – 1960
• Congo (Brazzaville) – 1960
• Congo (Kinshasa) – 1960
• Equatorial Guinea – 1968
• Gabon – 1960
• São Tomé and Príncipe – 1975

East Africa:

• Burundi – 1962
• Comoros – 1975
• Djibouti – 1977
• Eritrea – 1993
• Ethiopia – 1941
• Kenya – 1963
• Madagascar – 1960
• Malawi – 1964
• Mauritius – 1968
• Mozambique – 1975
• Rwanda – 1962
• Seychelles – 1976
• Somalia – 1960
• South Sudan – 2011
• Tanzania – 1961
• Uganda – 1962
• Zambia – 1964
• Zimbabwe – 1980

Southern Africa:

• Angola – 1975
• Botswana – 1966
• Eswatini – 1968
• Lesotho – 1966
• Namibia – 1990
• South Africa – 1961

Please note that some of these dates are disputed.

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