african nation's independence

  • independence of congo.

    the congo won independence from Belgium.
  • population .

    3.7 mil populaiton in Cairo,Egpyt.
  • independence of sierra leone.

    recognized as the Republic of South America.
  • independence.

    independence of Kenya.
  • independence.

    independence of Algeria.
  • independence.

    independence of Malawi.
  • dictatot power.

    from 1965 to 1997, Mobuto Seso Seko held power.
  • independence.

    independence of Gambia.
  • independence.

    indendence of Botswana.
  • socialist system.

    in the 1970's, Nyerere set up a socialist system in Tanzania.
  • severe droughts.

    after years of good rainfall, much of Africa was hit by a series of severe droughts beginning in the 1970's.
  • democratization.

    in the late 1980's, a number of African nations joined the worldwide trend toward democratization.
  • cities.

    in 1990,only 22 percent of Africans lived in cities.
  • civil war/dictator.

    civil war resumed after he was outside office in 1997.
  • population.

    in 2000,Africa's population was about 800 million.