Between 1870 and 1900 Africa faced many “invasions by western powers in what is called the “scramble for Africa” . This is where western powers wanted to secure as much land in Africa as possible. France, Italy, the Portuguese,Spain and Britain where the western powers involved.
Africa in colonialist times
The struggle for independence started after world War I I. The road to independence was very hard and torturous through bloody fights, assassinations, and Revolts. The peak years of independence came in 1960s with 17 countries gaining independence. The first country to gain independence in Africa was arguably Ghana in 1957. Ethiopia and Libya is said to have never been colonized.
African map after independence
List of Africa countries and independence days
Deecolonisation swept across Africa and countries got their freedom from western powers. Countries began to decide the form of government they wouldwould live under.
Shaping Africa 