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Senegal

20 August 1960, Senegal gains independence from France

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Sierra Leone

27 April 1961, Sierra Leone gains independence from Britain. The first peoples from Europe to explore here were the Port...

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Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

6 September 1968, Swaziland Gains Independence

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Tanzania

9 December 1961, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) gains its Independence from Britain. In 2015, the first woman, H.E. Samia ...

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Togo

27 April 1960, Togo gains independence from France

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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, Independence from Portuguese rule. Mozambique is located on the southeast coast of Africa. The C...

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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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Gabon

17 August 1960, Gabon gains independence from France

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Ghana

6 March 1957, The Gold Coast (now Ghana) gains independence from Britain. 1961-and-1999-The-two-times-Queen-Elizabeth-II...

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Lesotho

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

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Liberia

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

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Chad

11 August 1960, Chad gains independence from France

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Comoros

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

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