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British colonies in Africa

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A large part of Africa belonged to the British. The first place claimed in Africa by the British was The Gambia in 1783. Between 1880-1890 the United Kingdom gained most of its other African holdings. After WWI ended in 1919 the British gained most of Germany's colonies.

Here is a list of all areas ever controlled by the United Kingdom in Africa:

Egypt

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Now South Sudan and Sudan)

British Somaliland (Now part of Somalia)

Kenya

Uganda

Tanganyika and Zanzibar (Now Tanzania)

Becuanaland (Now Botswana)

Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe)

Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia)

The Transvaal, Cape, Natal, and Orange River Colonies (Now South Africa)

South-West Africa (Now Namibia)

The Gambia

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

British Togoland (Now part of Ghana)

Cameroons (Now parts of Cameroon and Nigeria)

Gold Coast (Now Ghana)

Nyasaland (Now Malawi)

Basutoland (Now Lesotho)

Swaziland

Here is a list of British colonies only (the last list included protectorates and Mandates)

Kenya Colony

Colony of Southern Rhodesia

Transvaal Colony

Cape Colony

Colony of Natal

Orange River Colony

Colony of The Gambia

Seirra Leonese Colonies

Colony of Nigeria

Colony of the Gold Coast

Territory of Basutoland

Here is a list of areas gained by the United Kingdom after WWI (Former German areas)

Tanganyika (Tanzania)

South-West Africa (Namibia)

Togoland (Ghana)

Cameroons (Cameroon & Nigeria)

Here is a list of the British territories and the year they gained independence

Egypt-1922

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan-1956

British Somaliland-1960

Kenya-1963

Uganda-1962

Tanganyika-1961

Zanzibar-1963

Bechuanaland-1966

Southern Rhodesia-1965 (After a long Civil War the United Kingdom regained control from 1979-1980)

Northern Rhodesia-1964

The Transvaal, Cape, Natal, and Orange River Colonies-1910 (remained loyal to the UK until 1961)

South-West Africa-1961

The Gambia-1965

Sierra Leone-1961

Nigeria-1960

Togoland-1956

Cameroons-1961

Gold Coast-1957

Nyasaland-1964

Basutoland-1966

Swaziland-1968

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Egypt

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Gambia

Sierra Leone

Gold Coast

Nigeria

British Cameroons

South-West Africa

South Africa

Swaziland

Basutoland

Bechuanaland

Southern Rhodesia

Northern Rhodesia

Nyasaland

Tanganyika

Kenya

Zanzibar

Uganda

British Somaliland

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