List of predecessors of sovereign states in Africa
This is a list of all present sovereign states in Africa[1] and their predecessors. The region of Africa is generally defined geographically to include the subregions of African continent, Madagascar island, Mauritius Island and several minor islands, and their respective sovereign states. Oceania was originally colonised by Europeans with Southern Africa primarily by the British, and the West Africa and North Africa primarily by the British, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Today, Africa consists of 54 sovereign states of various government types, the most common consisting of parliamentary systems.
Sovereign state | Predecessors |
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Algeria | Hammadid Kingdom (1014–1152) |
Angola | |
Benin | |
Botswana | |
Burkina Faso | |
Burundi | Kingdom of Burundi (17th century–1890) |
Cameroon | |
Cabo Verde | |
Central African Republic | |
Chad | |
Comoros | |
Congo, Republic of | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of | |
Côte d'Ivoire | |
Djibouti | |
Egypt | Kingdom of Egypt (ca. 3100 BC - 525 BC)
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Equatorial Guinea | |
Eritrea | |
Eswatini (Swaziland) | |
Ethiopia | Kingdom of Aksum (c. 100–c. 900) Zagwe dynasty (900–1270) |
Gabon | |
Gambia | |
Ghana | |
Guinea | |
Guinea-Bissau | |
Kenya | |
Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho (1822–1884) |
Liberia | |
Libya | |
Madagascar | |
Malawi | |
Mali | Ghana Empire (c. 700–c. 1240) Mali Empire (c. 1240–c. 1464) Songhai Empire (c. 1464–1591) Kénédougou Kingdom (c. 1600–1880) |
Mauritania | |
Mauritius | |
Morocco | |
Mozambique | |
Namibia | |
Niger | |
Nigeria | Oyo Empire (c. 1300–1896) Benin Empire (1180–1897) Wukari Federation (c. 1840–c. 1900) Aro Confederacy (1690–1902) Kingdom of Nri (948–1911) |
Rwanda | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Senegal |
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Seychelles | |
Sierra Leone | |
Somalia | Sultanate of Mogadishu (c. 900- 1500s) Warsangali Sultanate (1218–1886) Ifat Sultanate (1285–1415) Geledi Sultanate (1600s −1910) |
South Africa | |
South Sudan | |
Sudan | |
Tanzania | |
Togo | |
Tunisia | |
Uganda | |
Zambia | |
Zimbabwe |
See also
References
- "United Nations Statistics Division – Countries of Africa". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Retrieved 24 May 2017.