When did Britain leave Africa?

Answer 1

As South Africa as we know it today was only formed in 1909 you could say it became a British colony then, but a lot of that area was under British control from 1795.

In 1910, South Africa became a dominion of the British Empire, a self governing colony.

In 1931 South Africa was effectively granted independence from the United Kingdom with the passage of the Statute of Westminster.

Answer 2

1790

Answer 3

Kenya was part of the British Empire beginning in 1895. It became a colony in 1920 and was granted independence in 1963.

The East Africa Protectorate, which was the area of present-day Kenya, was established in 1895. A legislative council was established there in 1907 to communicate the settlers' needs. The settlers wanted to become a Crown Colony so that their European interests were better represented. In 1920, it became a British colony known as the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya; however, all Africans were excluded from participation until 1944. The colony was a British military base in both World War I and World War II. The British agreed on independence in 1963.

Answer 4

First things first - only part of Africa was ever in the British Empire. France had a bigger land area in Africa than the UK, and there was also the Belgian Congo, which was huge, and holdings by other European countries. Britain started to colonies parts of Africa from the early 1800s. All British colonies were independent countries by the mid 1960s.

Answer 5

Ghana was effectively ruled by the British Empire after 1900.

Answer 6

"Africa" wasn't a British Colony. Parts of Africa were British colonies.

The first part of Africa to come under English rule was English Tangier (modern-day Morocco) in 1661.

Answer 7

after WWII