Decolonization of Africa

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The decolonization of Africa followed World War II as colonized peoples agitated for independence and colonial powers withdrew their administrators from Africa.

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Maps of Africa

Historical map of Africa circa 1400

Independence of African countries

Dates of independence of African countries. - UN considers Sahara as a colony.

Atlantic slave trade 1500-1900

The Atlantic slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trading, primarily of...

Colonial Africa in 1913

The Bantu expansion 3000-1000 BC

The Bantu are thought to have originated from the the area of Nigeria/Cameroon, and started their...

The Slave Coast 1729

A 1729 map, showing the Slave Coast, Negroland and Guinea with the European settlements, explaining what belongs to England, Holland, Denmark, etc...

The Mali Empire 1235-1546

The Mali Empire or Manding Empire or Manden Kurufa 1235-1546

Pre-colonial cultures of Africa 500 BC-1500 AD

Diachronic map showing pre-colonial cultures of Africa (spanning roughly 500 BC to 1500 AD)

Ghana Empire c. 750-1068

Ghana Empire at its Greatest Extent.

The Songhai Empire c. 1340–1591

The Songhai Empire, also known as the Songhay Empire, was an African state of west Africa....

European territorial claims of Africa in 1913

Australopithecine in Africa

Hominid	Fossil site	Date
Australopithecus anamensis	Kanapoi (Ethiopia)	4.3 - 3.9 M BP
Australopithecus afarensis	Hadar (Ethiopia)	3.9 - 3 M BP
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Hominid

Fossil site

Date

Australopithecus anamensis

Kanapoi (Ethiopia)

4.3 - 3.9 M BP

Australopithecus afarensis

Hadar (Ethiopia)

3.9 - 3 M BP

Australopithecus...