| COUNTRY | INDEPENDENCE DAY | COLONIAL NAME | COLONIAL RULERS |
| Algeria | July 5th, 1962 | France | |
| Angola | November 11th; 1975 | Portugal | |
| Benin | August 1st; 1960 | French | |
| Botswana | September 30th, 1966 | Britain | |
| Burkina Faso | August 5; 1960 | France | |
| Burundi | July 1st; 1962 | Belgium | |
| Cameroon | January 1st; 1960 | French-administered UN trusteeship | |
| Cape Verde | July 5th; 1975 | Portugal | |
| C.A.R | August 13th; 1960 | France | |
| Chad | August 11th, 1960 | France | |
| Comoros | July 6th; 1975 | France | |
| Congo | August 15th; 1960 | France | |
| Congo DR | June 30th; 1960 | Belgium | |
| Cote d’Ivoire | August 7th; 1960 | France | |
| Djibouti | June 27th; 1977 | France | |
| Egypt | February 28th, 1922 | Britain | |
| Eq Guinea | October 12; 1968 | Spain | |
| Eritrea | May 24th; 1993 | Ethiopia | |
| Ethiopia | over 2000 years, Never colonized |
(formerly) Kingdom of Aksum |
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| Gabon | August 17th; 1960 | France | |
| Gambia | February 18th; 1965 | Britain | |
| Ghana | 6 March 1957 | Gold Coast | Britain |
| Guinea | October 2nd; 1958 | France | |
| Guinea Bissau | 10 September 1974 24 September 1973 |
Portugal | |
| Kenya | December 12th, 1963 | Britain | |
| Lesotho | October 4th; 1966 | Britain | |
| Liberia | July 26th; 1847 | American colonization Society | |
| Libya | December 24; 1951 | Italy | |
| Madagascar | June 26th; 1960 | France | |
| Malawi | July 6th; 1964 | Britain | |
| Mali | September 22nd; 1960 | France | |
| Mauritania | November 28th; 1960 | France | |
| Mauritius | March 12th, 1968 | Britain | |
| Morocco | March 2nd; 1956 | France | |
| Mozambique | June 25th; 1975 | Portugal | |
| Namibia | March 21st; 1990 | South African mandate | |
| Niger | August 3rd; 1960 | France | |
| Nigeria | October 1st, 1960 | Britain | |
| Rwanda | July 1st; 1962 | Belgium administered UN trusteeship | |
| SaoTomePrincipe | July 12th; 1975 | Portugal | |
| Senegal | April 4th; 1960 | France | |
| Seychelles | June 29th; 1976 | Britain | |
| Sierra Leone | April 27th; 1961 | Britain | |
| Somalia | July 1st; 1960 | British Somaliland Italian Somaliland |
Britain Italy |
| South Africa | 11 December 1931, April 1994(end of apatheid) |
Union of South Africa | Britain |
| Sudan | January 1st; 1956 | Egypt, Britain | |
| Swaziland | September 6th; 1968 | Britain | |
| Tanzania | April 26th, 1964 | Britain | |
| Togo | April 27th; 1960 | French administered UN trusteeship | |
| Tunisia | March 20th; 1956 | France | |
| Uganda | October 9th; 1962 | Britain | |
| Zambia | October 24th; 1964 | Britain | |
| Zimbabwe | April 18th; 1980 | Britain |
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