Month: August 2014

Libya

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World […]

Liberia

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Liberia is a country in West Africa bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Cote d’Ivoire to its east. Liberia […]

Lesotho

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basuto National Party ruled the country during its first two […]

Kenya

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when President Daniel MOI took power […]

Guinea-Bissau

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo ‘Nino’ […]

Guinea

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and […]

Ghana

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country […]

Gabon

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba – one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world – dominated the country’s political scene for four decades […]

Ethiopia

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In […]

Equatorial Guinea

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is […]