it would be a northern country
South Sudan(Became independent in 2011)
south korea became an independent country in 1953
Namibia
south africa
The country to become independent most recently is South Sudan, in 2011. It became independent from the country Sudan in Africa.
As agriculture became entrenched in the south the food security in the country improved.
South Sudan seceded from Sudan
Surirname became independent in 1975 - some 36 years ago.
South Sudan who became independent from Sudan on July 9, 2011.
There is an incorrect implication in the question, namely that Africa is a single country as opposed to a continent with numerous countries. Africa's British colonies became independent in waves. Some like South Africa, were independent as early as 1915, but most became independent in the 1960s. This happened as Africans in each of the former colonies petitioned for independence and the British colonizers signed agreements and treaties with them legitimating their freedom.
South Africa (Cape Town Area) became independent in 1934, however other parts of South Africa became independent at different times.
Your question should have been: Which South American country is energy independent? Brazil became in 2006 energy independent thanks to hydropower and ethanol although it drove prices to go up.