African Nations By facebooker_100000125764091 Feb 28, 1922 Egypt Independance from Britain Partial independance was gained on this day. Full independance was gained in 1936. Jan 1, 1956 Sudan Independance form both Egypt and Britain Apr 4, 1960 Mali Independance from France Jul 1, 1960 Somalia Independance from Italy and Britain Oct 1, 1960 Nigeria Independance from Britain Apr 27, 1961 Sierra Leone Independance from Britain Jul 5, 1962 Algeria Indpendance from France Apr 24, 1964 Zambia Independance from Britain Nov 11, 1965 Zimbabwe Independance from Britain (Official) Nov 11, 1975 Angola Independance from Portugal Apr 18, 1980 Zimbabwe Independance (Recognized)