As a Nigerian, you heard countless times that Africa was once colonized by the British Empire before Africa gained its freedom.
The history of Britain's colonization of Africa began in the 1700s when European nations were sending expeditions to explore the coastlines and trade between European countries and Africa.
At first, Britain only made small incursions into Africa, but as time went on, their control increased greatly.
By the end of the 1880s, almost all of modern-day Africa was under British rule except Ethiopia and Liberia.
In this article, you will get to know the list of African countries that are colonized by Britain before they gained their freedom back again.
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List of Colonized African Countries
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| COUNTRY | INDEPENDENCE DAY | COLONIAL NAME | COLONIAL RULERS |
| Algeria | July 5th, 1962 | France | |
| Angola | November 11th, 1975 | Portugal | |
| Benin | August 1st, 1960 | French | |
| Botswana | September 30th, 1966 | Britain | |
| Burkina Faso | August 5, 1960 | France | |
| Burundi | July 1st, 1962 | Belgium | |
| Cameroon | January 1st, 1960 | French-administered UN trusteeship | |
| Cape Verde | July 5th, 1975 | Portugal | |
| Central African Republic | August 13th, 1960 | France | |
| Chad | August 11th, 1960 | France | |
| Comoros | July 6th, 1975 | France | |
| Congo | August 15th, 1960 | France | |
| Congo DR | June 30th, 1960 | Belgium | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | August 7th, 1960 | France | |
| Djibouti | June 27th, 1977 | France | |
| Egypt | February 28th, 1922 | Britain | |
| Eq Guinea | October 12, 1968 | Spain | |
| Eritrea | May 24th, 1993 | Ethiopia | |
| Ethiopia | over 2000 years, Never colonized | (formerly) Kingdom of Aksum | ---------- |
| Gabon | August 17th, 1960 | France | |
| Gambia | February 18th, 1965 | Britain | |
| Ghana | March 6th, 1957 | Gold Coast | Britain |
| Guinea | October 2nd, 1958 | France | |
| Guinea Bissau | September 9th, 1974 | Portugal | |
| Kenya | December 12th, 1963 | Britain | |
| Lesotho | October 4th; 1966 | Britain | |
| Liberia | July 26th, 1847 | American colonization Society | |
| Libya | December 24, 1951 | Italy | |
| Madagascar | June 26th, 1960 | France | |
| Malawi | July 6th, 1964 | Britain | |
| Mali | September 22nd, 1960 | France | |
| Mauritania | November 28th, 1960 | France | |
| Mauritius | March 12th, 1968 | Britain | |
| Morocco | March 2nd, 1956 | France | |
| Mozambique | June 25th, 1975 | Portugal | |
| Namibia | March 21st, 1990 | South African Mandate | |
| Niger | August 3rd, 1960 | France | |
| Nigeria | October 1st, 1960 | Britain | |
| Rwanda | July 1st, 1962 | Belgium administered UN trusteeship | |
| SaoTomePrincipe | July 12th, 1975 | Portugal | |
| Senegal | April 4th, 1960 | France | |
| Seychelles | June 29th, 1976 | Britain | |
| Sierra Leone | April 27th, 1961 | Britain | |
| Somalia | July 1st, 1960 | British Somaliland Italian Somaliland | Britain Italy |
| South Africa | May 31, 1910 | Union of South Africa | Britain |
| Sudan | January 1st, 1956 | Egypt, Britain | |
| Swaziland | September 6th, 1968 | Britain | |
| Tanzania | April 26th, 1964 | Britain | |
| Togo | April 27th, 1960 | French-administered UN trusteeship | |
| Tunisia | March 20th, 1956 | France | |
| Uganda | October 9th, 1962 | Britain | |
| Zambia | October 24th, 1964 | Britain | |
| Zimbabwe | April 18th, 1980 | Britain |
So, these are the list of African countries colonized by Britain, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and others in the history of Africa during the 80s - 90s.
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