Here is a list of some of the African countries and their colonial powers, along with the approximate dates of colonization:
1. Algeria - France (1830)
2. Angola - Portugal (late 15th century)
3. Benin - France (c. 19th century)
4. Botswana - Britain (1885)
5. Burkina Faso - France (1896)
6. Burundi - Germany (1890), Belgium (1916)
7. Cameroon - Germany (late 19th century), France and Britain (1919)
8. Cape Verde - Portugal (1462)
9. Central African Republic - France (1889)
10. Chad - France (1900)
11. Comoros - France (1886)
12. Congo (Brazzaville) - France (late 19th century)
13. Congo (Kinshasa) - Belgium (late 19th century)
14. Djibouti - France (1884)
15. Egypt - Britain (1882)
16. Equatorial Guinea - Spain (late 19th century)
17. Eritrea - Italy (late 19th century)
18. Ethiopia - Italy (1936), briefly occupied by Britain in 1941
19. Gabon - France (19th century)
20. The Gambia - Britain (1821)
21. Ghana - Britain (19th century)
22. Guinea - France (1884)
23. Guinea-Bissau - Portugal (1879)
24. Ivory Coast - France (1893)
25. Kenya - Britain (1888)
26. Lesotho - Britain (19th century)
27. Liberia - American Colonization Society (1822), declared independence in 1847
28. Libya - Italy (1911)
29. Madagascar - France (late 19th century)
30. Malawi - Britain (1891)
31. Mali - France (1890)
32. Mauritania - France (1904)
33. Mauritius - France (1715), Britain (1810)
34. Morocco - France and Spain (late 19th and early 20th centuries)
35. Mozambique - Portugal (late 15th century)
36. Namibia - Germany (late 19th century), South Africa (1915)
37. Niger - France (1890)
38. Nigeria - Britain (19th century)
39. Rwanda - Germany (1899), Belgium (1916)
40. Senegal - France (1677)
41. Seychelles - France (1756), Britain (1814)
42. Sierra Leone - Britain (1787)
43. Somalia - Italy (1889), Britain (1884)
44. South Africa - Britain (19th century)
45. South Sudan - Britain (1899)
46. Sudan - Britain (1899)
47. Swaziland - Britain (19th century)
48. Tanzania - Germany (late 19th century), Britain (1919)
49. Togo - Germany (1884), France (1919)
50. Tunisia - France (1881)
51. Uganda - Britain (19th century)
52. Zambia - Britain (19th century)
53. Zimbabwe - Britain (1923)
Which colonial powers colonised each country (with exact dates) in the African continent.
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