Egypt, Arab Republic of Feb. 28, 1922   Britain

Libya (Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) Dec. 24, 1951   Britain

Sudan, Democratic Republic of Jan. 1, 1956   Britain/Egypt

Morocco (International Zone, Tangiers) Oct. 29, 1956  -

Guinea, Republic of Oct. 2, 1958   France

Cameroon, Republic of Jan. 1 1960   France

Mali, Republic of Sept. 22, 1960   France

Benin, Republic of Aug. 1, 1960   France

Niger, Republic of Aug. 3, 1960   France

Burkina Faso, Popular Democratic Republic of Aug. 5, 1960   France

Côte dIvoire, Republic of (Ivory Coast) Aug. 7, 1960   France

Chad, Republic of Aug. 11, 1960   France

Central African Republic Aug. 13, 1960   France

Congo (Brazzaville), Republic of the Aug. 15, 1960   France

Gabon, Republic of Aug. 16, 1960   France

Nigeria, Federal Republic of Oct. 1, 1960   Britain

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Nov. 28, 1960   France

Sierra Leone, Republic of Apr. 27, 1961   Britain

Cameroon(British Cameroon South) Oct. 1, 1961   Britain

Tanzania, United Republic of Dec. 9, 1961   Britain

Uganda, Republic of Oct. 9, 1962   Britain

Kenya, Republic of Dec. 12, 1963   Britain

Zambia, Republic of Oct. 24, 1964   Britain

Gambia, Republic of The Feb. 18, 1965   Britain

Botswana, Republic of Sept. 30, 1966   Britain

Lesotho, Kingdom of Oct. 4, 1966   Britain

Swaziland, Kingdom of Sept. 6, 1968   Britain

Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Oct. 12, 1968   Spain

Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Sept. 24, 1973

(alt. Sept. 10, 1974)   Portugal

Mozambique, Republic of June 25. 1975   Portugal

Angola, Peoples Republic of Nov. 11, 1975   Portugal

Western Sahara Feb. 28, 1976   Spain