African Countries older than 50yr
Over the past half-century, Africa has witnessed a remarkable journey of self-determination. By 2025, the vast majority of African nations are celebrating over 50 years of independence! 🌍🎉
Here is a list of African countries that are older than 50 years as of 2025
- Sudan (1956)
- Morocco (1956)
- Tunisia (1956)
- Ghana (1957)
- Guinea (1958)
- Libya (1951)
- Nigeria (1960)
- Senegal (1960)
- Mali (1960)
- Niger (1960)
- Côte d’Ivoire (1960)
- Madagascar (1960)
- Burkina Faso (1960)
- Chad (1960)
- Central African Republic (1960)
- Republic of the Congo (1960)
- Gabon (1960)
- Togo (1960)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960)
- Cameroon (1960)
- Somalia (1960)
- Mauritania (1960)
- Sierra Leone (1961)
- Tanzania (1961)
- Burundi (1962)
- Rwanda (1962)
- Algeria (1962)
- Uganda (1962)
- Kenya (1963)
- Malawi (1964)
- Zambia (1964)
- The Gambia (1965)
- Botswana (1966)
- Lesotho (1966)
- Mauritius (1968)
- Eswatini (1968)
- Equatorial Guinea (1968)
- Guinea-Bissau (1974)
- Mozambique (1975)
- Angola (1975)
- Cabo Verde (1975)
- Comoros (1975)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (1975)
- Seychelles (1976)
- Djibouti (1977)
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