British Empire in Africa
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East Africa
Imperial British East Africa Company
1888–1895
Jubaland
Trans-Juba
1925–1941
East Africa Protectorate
(Jubaland and Kenya)
1895–1920
Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
1921–1963
Dominion of Kenya
1963–1964
Republic of Kenya
1964–
Protectorate of Uganda
1894–1914
Protectorate of Uganda
1914–1962
Republic of Uganda
1962–
part of German East Africa
1885–1916
Tanganyika Territory
1916–1923
Tanganyika Territory
1923–1961
Tanganyika
1961–1964
United Republic of Tanzania
1964–
Sultanate of Zanzibar
(British Protectorate)
1896–1963
Sultanate of Zanzibar
1963–1964
British Somaliland Protectorate
1884–1903
British Somaliland Protectorate
1903–1920
British Somaliland Crown Colony
1920–1940
British Somaliland
Crown Colony
1941–1952
British Somaliland
Crown Colony
1952–1960
Mauritius
British Mauritius
1884–1869
British Mauritius
1869–1906
British Mauritius
1906–1923
British Mauritius
1923–1968
Republic of
Mauritius
1968–
Rhodesia & Nyasaland
British South
Africa Company
1888–1924
British Central Africa Protectorate
1893–1907
Nyasaland
1914–1919
Nyasaland
1919–1925
Nyasaland
1925–1964
Malawi
1964–
North-Eastern Rhodesia
1900–1911
Northern
Rhodesia
1911–1964
Zambia
1964–
Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland
1953–1963
Rhodesia
1964–1965
UDI Rhodesia
1965–1968
Republic of Rhodesia
1968–1979
Zimbabwe
1980–
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
1979
Southern
Rhodesia
1923–1965
Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia
1899–1911
South Africa
Nieuwe Republiek
1884–1888
South African Republic
1852–1902
B
O
E
R
W
A
R
Transvaal Colony
1902–1910
Orange River
Sovereignty
1848–1854
Orange Free State
1854–1902
Orange River Colony
1902–1910
Natalia Republic
1839–1843
Colony of the Natal
1843–1910
Cape Colony
1806–1876
Cape Colony
1876–1910
Griqualand West
1800–1880
Union of
South Africa
1910–1928
Union of
South Africa
1928–1961
Republic of
South Africa
1961–1982
Republic of
South Africa
1982–1994
Republic of
South Africa
1994–
Swaziland
1890–1894
Swaziland (South African Republic Protectorate)
1894–1902
Swaziland
Protectorate
1902–1968
Kingdom of Swaziland
1968–2018
Kingdom of
Eswatini
2018–
German South West Africa
1884–1915
South West Africa
1915–1919
South West Africa
1919–1928
South West Africa
1928–1982
South West Africa
1982–1990
Namibia
1990–
Southern Africa
Colony of Basutoland
1884–1966
Kingdom
of Lesotho
1966–1987
Kingdom
of Lesotho
1987–2006
Kingdom
of Lesotho
2006–
Bechuanaland Protectorate
1885–1966
Botswana
1966–
West Africa
Kamerun
1884–1916
French Cameroun
1916–1960
British Cameroons
1916–1961
Protectorate of Nigeria
1916–1960
Federal Republic
of Nigeria
1960–
Gambia Colony and Protectorate
1816–1965
The Gambia
1965–1970
Republic of
The Gambia
1970–
Colony of the Gold Coast
1821–1957
Ghana
1957–1958
Ghana
1958–1961
Ghana
1961–1963
Ghana
1964–1966
Ghana
1966–
Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate
1889–1916
Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate
1916–1961
Republic of Sierra Leone
1961–
