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New Nations in Africa

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post-colonial
Pertaining to the period following a state of colonialism
South Africa
Country in South Africa; capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town
Ethiopia
Republic in east Africa: formerly a monarchy; capital: Addis Ababa
Libya
Republic in north Africa between Tunisia and Egypt; formerly a monarchy; gained independence from Italy in 1951
Sudan
Republic in northeast Africa; capital: Khartoum
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Tunisia
Republic in north Africa, on the Mediterranean; capital: Tunis
Morocco
Kingdom in northwest Africa; capital: Rabat.
Ghana
Republic in West Africa; capital: Accra
Guinea
Independent republic in west Africa, on the Atlantic coast; capital: Conakry
Mali
Republic in west Africa; capital: Bamako.
Somalia
Independent republic on the east coast of Africa; capital: Mogadishu.
Niger
Republic in northwest Africa; capital: Niamey
Côte d'Ivoire
Country in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960
Congo
Republic in central Africa; capital: Brazzaville
Senegal
Republic in west Africa; capital: Dakar
Nigeria
Republic in west Africa; capital: Abuja
Sierra Leone
Independent republic in west Africa; capital: Freetown
Tanzania
Republic in east Africa formed in 1964; capital: Dodoma
Rwanda
Republic in central Africa; became independent 1962; capital: Kigali
Uganda
Independent state in east Africa; capital: Kampala
Kenya
Republic in east Africa; capital: Nairobi
Zambia
Republic in south Africa; capital: Lusaka
Zimbabwe
Republic in south Africa; gained independence in 1980; capital: Harare
Botswana
Republic in south Africa; capital: Gaborone
Mozambique
Republic in southeast Africa; capital: Maputo
self-determination
Determining by the people of the form of their government, without reference to the wishes of any other nation

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