Dates of independence of all African countries

(1)  Liberia 🇱🇷 26 July 1847

(2)  South Africa 🇿🇦 31 May 1910: While this date represents the formation of the Union of South Africa, full independence from British colonial rule occurred later. South Africa became a republic on May 31, 1961.

(3)  Arab Republic of Egypt 🇾🇪 28 February 1922

(4)  Libya 🇱🇾 December 24 1951

(5)  Sudan 🇸🇩 1 January 1956

(6)  Morocco 🇲🇦 March 2, 1956 

(7)  Tunisia 🇹🇷 March 20 1956

(8)  Ghana 🇬🇭 March 6, 1957

(9)  Guinea 🇬🇳 October 2, 1958

(10) Cameroon🇨🇲: Independence of French Cameroon 🇨🇲 was on the 1st of January 1960, while British Cameroon (Ambazonia) was on the 1st of October 1961.

(11) Senegal 🇸🇳 4 April 1960

(13) Togo 🇹🇬 27 April 1960

(14( Mali  🇲🇱 22 September 1960

(15) Madagascar 🇲🇬 26 June 1960

(16) Democratic Republic of the Congo🇨🇩 30 June 1960

(17) Somalia 🇸🇴 1 July 1960

(18) Benin  Republic   🇧🇯 August 1, 1960

(19) Niger 🇮🇳 August 1960

(20) Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) 🇧🇫 August 5, 1960

(21) Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 August 1960

(22) Chad 🇷🇴 August 11, 1960

(23) Central African Republic🇨🇫 August 13, 1960

(24) Republic of the Congo 🇨🇬 15 August 1960

(25) Gabon 🇬🇦 August 16, 1960

(26) Nigeria 🇳🇬 October 1, 1960

(27) Mauritania 🇲🇷 November 28 1960

(28) Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 27 April 1961

(29) Cameroon (French Cameroon) October 1, 1961

(30) Tanzania 🇹🇿 9 December 1961

(31)  Burundi 🇧🇮 1 July 1962

(32) Rwanda 🇷🇼 on July 1, 1962

(33) Algeria 🇩🇿 3 July 1962

(34) Uganda 🇺🇬 October 9, 1962

(35) Kenya 🇰🇪 December 12 1963

(36) Malawi 🇲🇼 6 July 1964

(37) Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) 🇿🇲 24 October 1964

(38) Gambia 🇬🇲 18 February 1965

(39) Botswana  🇧🇼 30 September 1966

(40) Lesotho 🇱🇸 4 October 1966

(41) Mauritius 🇲🇺 March 12 1968

(42) Swaziland 🇸🇿 6 September 1968

(43) Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 12 October 1968

(44) Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 10 September 1973

(45) Mozambique 🇲🇿 25 June 1975

(46) Cape Verde 🇨🇻5 July 1975

(47) Comoros 🇰🇲 6 July 1975

(48) Sao Tome 🇸🇹 12 July 1975

(49) Angola 🇦🇴 11 November 1975

(50) Seychelles 🇸🇨 29 June 1976

(51) Djibouti 🇩🇯 27 June 1977

(52) Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) 🇿🇼 18 April 1980

(53) Namibia 🇳🇦 March 21 1990

(54) Eritrea 🇪🇷 24 May 1993

(55) South Sudan 🇸🇸 9 July 2011

Although all these countries were granted independence, where European countries continued to influence the politics and economies of these countries after independence, it has been called neocolonialism.