British Empire in Africa

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East Africa

Imperial British East Africa Company

Imperial British East Africa Company 1888-1896

1888–1895

Jubaland

Trans-Juba

Italy (1861-1946)

1925–1941

East Africa Protectorate
(Jubaland and Kenya)

1895–1920

See Italian Somaliland

Colony and Protectorate of Kenya

Kenya 1921-1963

1921–1963

Dominion of Kenya

Kenya

1963–1964

Republic of Kenya

Kenya

1964–

Protectorate of Uganda

Great Britain

1894–1914

Protectorate of Uganda

1914–1962

Republic of Uganda

Uganda

1962–

part of German East Africa

German Empire

1885–1916

Tanganyika Territory

Great Britain

1916–1923

Tanganyika Territory

1923–1961

Tanganyika

Tanganyika 1961-1964

1961–1964

United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania

1964–

Sultanate of Zanzibar
(British Protectorate)

Zanzibar 1896-1963

1896–1963

Sultanate of Zanzibar

Zanzibar 1963-1964

1963–1964

British Somaliland Protectorate

Great Britain

1884–1903

British Somaliland Protectorate

Somaliland Protectorate 1903-1950

1903–1920

British Somaliland Crown Colony

Somaliland Protectorate 1903-1950

1920–1940

British Somaliland
Crown Colony

1941–1952

British Somaliland
Crown Colony

1952–1960

Mauritius

British Mauritius

Great Britain

1884–1869

British Mauritius

1869–1906

British Mauritius

1906–1923

British Mauritius

Mauritius 1923-1968

1923–1968

Republic of
Mauritius

Mauritius

1968–

Rhodesia & Nyasaland

British South
Africa Company

British South Africa Company

1888–1924

British Central Africa Protectorate

1893–1907

Nyasaland

1914–1919

Nyasaland

1919–1925

Nyasaland

Nyasaland 1924-1964

1925–1964

Malawi

Malawi

1964–

North-Eastern Rhodesia

British South Africa Company

1900–1911

Northern
Rhodesia

Northern Rhodesia (1911-1964)

1911–1964

Zambia

Zambia

1964–

Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland

Federation of Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland (1953-1963)

1953–1963

Rhodesia

Rhodesia (1964-1968)

1964–1965

UDI Rhodesia

Rhodesia (1964-1968)

1965–1968

Republic of Rhodesia

1968–1979

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

1980–

Zimbabwe
Rhodesia

1979

Southern
Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia (1923-1965)

1923–1965

Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia

British South Africa Company

1899–1911

South Africa

Nieuwe Republiek

Nieuwe Republiek (New Republic) 1884-1888

1884–1888

South African Republic

South African Republic 1853-1902

1852–1902

B
O
E
R

W
A
R

Transvaal Colony

1902–1910

Orange River
Sovereignty

Great Britain

1848–1854

Orange Free State

1854–1902

Orange River Colony

1902–1910

Natalia Republic

1839–1843

Colony of the Natal

Natal Colony 1843-1910

1843–1910

Cape Colony

Great Britain

1806–1876

Cape Colony

Cape Colony 1876-1910

1876–1910

Griqualand West

1800–1880

Union of
South Africa

South Africa

1910–1928

Union of
South Africa

South Africa 1928-1982

1928–1961

Republic of
South Africa

South Africa 1928-1982

1961–1982

Republic of
South Africa

South Africa 1982-1994

1982–1994

Republic of
South Africa

1994–

Swaziland

Swaziland 1890-1894

1890–1894

Swaziland (South African Republic Protectorate)

1894–1902

Swaziland
Protectorate

Great Britain

1902–1968

Kingdom of Swaziland

Swaziland, Eswatini 1968-

1968–2018

Kingdom of
Eswatini

Swaziland, Eswatini 1968-

2018–

German South West Africa

German Empire

1884–1915

South West Africa

Great Britain

1915–1919

South West Africa

South Africa

1919–1928

South West Africa

South West Africa 1928-1982

1928–1982

South West Africa

South Africa 1982-1994

1982–1990

Namibia

1990–

Southern Africa

Colony of Basutoland

Great Britain

1884–1966

Kingdom
of Lesotho

Lesotho 1966-1987

1966–1987

Kingdom
of Lesotho

1987–2006

Kingdom
of Lesotho

2006–

Bechuanaland Protectorate

Great Britain

1885–1966

Botswana

Botswana

1966–

West Africa

Kamerun

German Empire

1884–1916

French Cameroun

France

1916–1960

see French Colonial Africa

British Cameroons

British Cameroons (1916-1961)

1916–1961

Protectorate of Nigeria

Nigeria 1914-1952

1916–1960

Federal Republic
of Nigeria

Nigeria

1960–

Gambia Colony and Protectorate

Gambia 1889-1965

1816–1965

The Gambia

Gambia

1965–1970

Republic of
The Gambia

Gambia

1970–

Colony of the Gold Coast

Gold Coast 1877-1957

1821–1957

Ghana

Ghana

1957–1958

Ghana

Ghana Guinea Union of African States 1958-1961

1958–1961

Ghana

Ghana Guinea Mali Union of African States (1961-May 1963)

1961–1963

Ghana

Ghana 1964-1966

1964–1966

Ghana

Ghana

1966–

Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate

Sierra Leone 1889-1916

1889–1916

Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate

Sierra Leone 1916-1961

1916–1961

Republic of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

1961–