African Countries Previous names

African Countries previous names are as follows as listed below:

1. Ethiopia - Abyssinia

2. Algeria - French Algeria

3. Angola - Portuguese West Africa

4. Benin - Dahomey

5. Botswana - Bechuanaland

6. Burkina Faso - Upper Volta

7. Burundi - Urundi

8. Cameroon - French Cameroons

9. Cape Verde - Cape Verde Islands

10. Central African Republic - Ubangi-Shari

11. Chad - French Equatorial Africa

12. Comoros - Comoros Islands

13. Congo - Republic of the Congo

14. Cote d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast

15. Djibouti - French Somaliland

16. Egypt - United Arab Republic

17. Equatorial Guinea - Spanish Guinea

18. Eritrea - Italian Eritrea

19. Gabon - French Gabon

20. Gambia - British Gambia

21. Ghana - Gold Coast

22. Guinea - French Guinea

23. Guinea-Bissau - Portuguese Guinea

24. Kenya - British East Africa

25. Lesotho - Basutoland

26. Liberia - Republic of Liberia

27. Libya - United Libyan Kingdom

28. Madagascar - Malagasy Republic

29. Malawi - Nyasaland

30. Mali - French Sudan

31. Mauritania - French Mauritania

32. Mauritius - Mauritius Island

33. Morocco - French

• 1. Spanish Morocco: Spanish Protectorate of Morocco

• 2. French Morocco: French Protectorate of Morocco

• 3. Tangier International Zone: International Zone of Tangier

• 4. Spanish Sahara: Spanish Province of Sahara

• 5. Western Sahara: Spanish Sahara

• 6. Mauritania: Spanish Mauritania

• 7. Spanish Guinea: Spanish Guinea

• 8. Ifni: Spanish South Morocco

• 9. Cape Verde: Portuguese Cape Verde

• 10. Guinea-Bissau: Portuguese Guinea

34. Rwanda-Urundi

• German East Africa

• Ruanda-Urundi

• Belgian Trust Territory

• Ruanda

• German Rwanda

• Ruanda-Urundi Territory

• Belgian Congo

• Belgian Occupied East Africa

• German Occupied East Africa

35. South Africa -Azania.