Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a rail

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, install

Guinea has had only two presidents since gaining its independence fro

The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 19

After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific

Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the Brit

The regime of Mohamed SIAD Barre was ousted in January 1991; turmoil,

Not until 1993, 33 years after independence from France, did Niger ho

Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet

Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern thir