<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs attention from an expert in geography . The specific problem is: How can colonies, mandates, and UN trust territories be included in a list of SOVEREIGN states? . WikiProject Geography may be able to help recruit an expert . (August 2016) </Td> </Tr> <P> These were all colonies, League of Nations mandates, or United Nations trust territories, most of which were renamed after their independence . </P> <Ul> <Li> Congo Free State--Name of the state owned from 1884 by King Léopold II of Belgium, later mostly annexed by his country in 1908, when it became known as Belgian Congo . </Li> <Li> Belgian Congo--Belgian colony from 1908 until 1960, when the it became independent as the Democratic Republic of the Congo . </Li> <Li> Ruanda - Urundi--UN Trusteeship (Belgian) until 1962 . Became independent as Burundi and Rwanda . </Li> <Li> Anglo - Egyptian Sudan--Condominium ruled jointly by the United Kingdom and Egypt . Became independent as Sudan in 1956 (and South Sudan from Sudan in 2011). </Li> <Li> East Africa Protectorate--British territory . Became Kenya Colony and then became independent as Kenya in 1963 . </Li> <Li> Gold Coast--British colony since 1874, it became independent as Ghana in 1957 . </Li> <Li> Tanganyika--British territory until 1961 . From then independent until 1964, when it unified with Sultanate of Zanzibar and became Tanzania </Li> <Li> Bechuanaland--Since 1884 a British protectorate, later colony (governed from South Africa). Became independent as Botswana in 1966 . </Li> <Li> Northern Rhodesia--Became Zambia in 1964 . </Li> <Li> Southern Rhodesia--British colony, unilaterally declared itself independent as Rhodesia in 1965, renamed Zimbabwe Rhodesia 1979, then gained international recognition as Zimbabwe 1980 . </Li> <Li> Nyasaland--British protectorate, previously called British Central Africa, it was renamed Nyasaland in 1907 . It became part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953, and became independent as Malawi in 1964 . </Li> <Li> Orange River Sovereignty--Became the Orange Free State in 1854 . </Li> <Li> Basutoland--Since 1868 a British protectorate, later colony (governed from South Africa). Became independent as Lesotho in 1966 . </Li> <Li> Dutch Gold Coast--Colony of the Netherlands from 1598 to 1872, when it was ceded to the United Kingdom . </Li> <Li> Dahomey--This African kingdom was acquired by France . In 1904, it was made part of the French West African federation . It became independent in 1960, changing its name in 1975 to Benin . </Li> <Li> French West Africa--Dissolved into Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Niger, Guinea, Dahomey, Mauritania . <Ul> <Li> French Mauritania--Became Mauritania in 1960 . </Li> <Li> French Sudan--Became Mali Federation in 1959 together with Senegal, which fell apart in 1960, after which the country was renamed to Mali . </Li> <Li> French Upper Volta--Became Republic of Upper Volta in 1958 and Burkina - Faso in 1984 . </Li> <Li> French Niger--Became Niger in 1960 . </Li> <Li> French Senegal--Became Senegal in 1960 . </Li> <Li> French Guinea--Became Guinea in 1958 . </Li> <Li> French Ivory Coast--Became Ivory Coast in 1960 . </Li> <Li> French Togoland--Became Togo in 1960 . </Li> <Li> French Dahomey--Became Republic of Dahomey in 1958 and later Benin . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> French Somaliland--became Afars and Issas then independent Djibouti in 1977, disputed by Somalia . </Li> <Li> French Equatorial Africa--French federation of colonies, formed in 1910, containing the colonies of French Cameroon, French Congo, French Chad and Ubangi - Shari . Each of these states became independent in 1960 (Ubangi - Shari as the Central African Republic and French Congo as Republic of the Congo and Gabon). <Ul> <Li> French Chad - Became Chad in 1960 . </Li> <Li> Ubangi - Shari--Became Central African Republic in 1960 . </Li> <Li> French Congo--Also named Middle Congo . Became independent as Republic of the Congo and Gabon . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Afars and Issas--French territory between 1967 and 1977, called French Somaliland before that . Became independent as Djibouti . </Li> <Li> German East Africa--Became Tanganyika, now part of Tanzania, went to British rule during World War I (1914--18); and Ruanda - Urundi . </Li> <Li> German South - West Africa--German colony from 1884 to 1915, after which it became South African held territory until 1990, when the country became independent as Namibia by 1990 . </Li> <Li> Italian Tripolitania--Italian colony, 1927--1934, absorbed by Italian Libya </Li> <Li> Italian Libya--Occupied by British and French troops after Italy's defeat in World War II, became Libya in 1951 . </Li> <Li> Italian East Africa--Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland together with occupied Ethiopia . Italy invaded and occupied Ethiopia from 1936 to 1944 . </Li> <Li> Portuguese Guinea--Became Guinea - Bissau in 1974 . </Li> <Li> Portuguese Angola--Became Angola in 1975 . </Li> <Li> Portuguese Mozambique--Became Mozambique in 1975 . </Li> <Li> South - West Africa--In 1915, South Africa occupied the German colony of South - West Africa, which it held under mandate until 1922, after which they remained ruling the territory until its independence in 1990 as Namibia (since 1994 also including Walvisbaai). </Li> <Li> Spanish Sahara--Now generally known as Western Sahara, but claimed by and divided between Morocco and Mauritania in 1976, later entirely by Morocco . The issues of sovereignty and international recognition have yet to be resolved . </Li> <Li> Rio Muni--Former Spanish colony, then part of territory of Spanish Guinea until 1968 . Became independent as Equatorial Guinea . </Li> <Li> Spanish Guinea--Became Equatorial Guinea . Consisted of two former colonies of Rio Muni and Fernando Po . </Li> <Li> Liberia--American colony, 1822--1847, regulated by the American Colonization Society for former slaves . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Congo Free State--Name of the state owned from 1884 by King Léopold II of Belgium, later mostly annexed by his country in 1908, when it became known as Belgian Congo . </Li>

Name five present-day countries in southern africa that were once controlled by britain