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Zimbabwe

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 […]

Zambia

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. […]

Western Sahara

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Western Sahara is a disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. After Spain withdrew from its former colony […]

Uganda

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences […]

Tunisia

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in […]

Togo

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. […]

The Gambia

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. […]

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Tanzania

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended […]

Swaziland

August 23, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor […]