Dates of Indepence for African Countries By rosest Jul 26, 1847 Liberia Freedom from US (indirectly) Feb 28, 1922 Egypt Freedom from Great Britain Dec 11, 1931 South Africa Freedom from Great Britain May 5, 1941 Ethiopia Freedom from Italy Dec 24, 1951 Libya Freedom from Italy Dec 19, 1955 Sudan Freedom from Britain and Egypt Mar 20, 1956 Tunisia Freedom from France