Haiti, a French colony.
The first British colony in West Africa was Sierra Leone, established in 1787. It became the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence after World War II, achieving this status on April 27, 1961. Sierra Leone's independence was significant as it marked a turning point in the decolonization process across Africa.
Ceuta and Melilla are existing Spanish possessions in Africa. If we include offshore islands then Reunion and Mayotte (France), Canary Islands (Spain), Madeira (Portugal) are still European possessions.
Nigeria is the name of the British colony in West Africa.
The largest Portuguese colony during the time of European colonization was Brazil. It was claimed in 1500 and became a significant source of wealth for Portugal due to its vast resources, including sugar, gold, and later coffee. Brazil remained a Portuguese colony until it gained independence in 1822, becoming a key part of the Portuguese Empire's legacy.
Unlike most African countries, Ethiopia was never a European colony, for this reason it has been important to modern Africa as a symbol of independence
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Zambia was Northern Rhodesia, a British colony.
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Portuguese Angola (1975).
Haiti, a French colony.
The Congo is a country on the continent of Africa. As such it could not meaningfully want or get independence from Africa. It was however a Belgian colony and sought independence from Belgian as was the fashion of the times.