African By rashaad.watt Jan 1, 1056 Sudan Nov 28, 1060 Mauritania Feb 27, 1844 Democratic Republic of Congo Jan 1, 1901 Ethiopia May 31, 1910 South Africa Feb 28, 1922 Egypt Period: Sep 8, 1950 to Sep 8, 1993 African Timeline Dec 24, 1951 Libya Mar 2, 1956 Morocco Mar 20, 1956 Tunisia Mar 6, 1957 Ghana Oct 9, 1958 Guinea Jan 1, 1960 Cameroon Apr 27, 1960 Togo Jun 26, 1960 Madagascar Jul 1, 1960 Somalia Aug 1, 1960 Benin Aug 3, 1960 Niger Aug 5, 1960 Burkina Faso Aug 7, 1960 Cote d'lvoire Aug 11, 1960 Chad Aug 13, 1960 Central African Republic Aug 15, 1960 Republic of Congo Aug 17, 1960 Gabon Aug 20, 1960 Senegal Sep 22, 1960 Mali Oct 1, 1960 Nigeria Apr 27, 1961 Sietta Leone Dec 9, 1961 Tanzania Jul 1, 1962 Burundi Jul 1, 1962 Rwanda Jul 5, 1962 Algeria Oct 9, 1962 Uganda Dec 12, 1963 Kenya Jul 6, 1964 Malawi Oct 24, 1964 Zambia Feb 18, 1965 Gambia Sep 30, 1966 Botswana Oct 4, 1966 Lesotho Sep 6, 1968 Swaziland Oct 12, 1968 Equatorial Guinea Sep 10, 1974 Guinea-Bissau Mar 21, 1975 Namibia Jun 25, 1975 Mozambique Nov 11, 1975 Angola Jun 27, 1977 Djibouti Apr 18, 1980 Zimbabwe May 24, 1993 Eritrea