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Empires that Used to Have Colonies in Africa

Can you guess the countries, kingdoms, and empires that had colonies in Africa?
some of these countries no longer exist
Quiz by NV1
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Last updated: September 22, 2020
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First submittedOctober 21, 2019
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Countries Controlled
Empire / Country / Kingdom
Morocco, Equatorial Guinea
Spainish Empire
Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde,
São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea Bissau
Portuguese
Empire
Comoros, Madagascar, Djibouti, Benin,
Senegal, Niger, Mali, Chad,
Mauritania, Burkina Faso
France
Cameroon, Togo, Tanzania, Namibia
German Empire
DRC, Rwanda, Burundi
Belgian Empire
Cape Town
Dutch Empire
South Africa, Guinea, Egypt,
Sudan, Kenya, Botswana, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Mauritius,
Sierra Leone, Ghana, South Sudan,
Nigeria, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast
British Empire
Ghana
Danish Empire
Countries Controlled
Empire / Country / Kingdom
Libya, Somalia, Eritrea
Italian Empire
Ghana
Swedish Empire
Djibouti
Russian Empire
Liberia
United States
Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia
Omani Empire
Mauritania, Ghana
Brandenburg
Gambia
Courland
Marburg, South Africa
Kingdom of Norway
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34 Comments
NV1
+3
Level 51
Jul 6, 2020
🔔Attention Fellow Quiz Takers! 🔔

The list I have probably doesn't have the correct ammount countries, empires, and kingdoms. Please tell me if you find any missing countries

- NeilVedwan

Isaac2065
+11
Level 67
Oct 21, 2019
Really love the concept of the quiz. If you refine it to make it look a bit more professional, I will nominate it.
NV1
+10
Level 51
Mar 24, 2020
I am just 8 years old, but I will try to make it better.
Germanwolverine
+4
Level 63
Oct 22, 2019
Not counting Ethiopia or Liberia.............................but Liberia is counted
NV1
+4
Level 51
Oct 23, 2019
the hint is the areas it used to control.It does not accept liberia as the answer
TheRealGrantma
+2
Level 56
Jul 16, 2020
I swear i typed in Portugal...
NV1
+3
Level 51
Jul 16, 2020
Try again please! Tell me if it does not accept.
TheRealGrantma
+2
Level 56
Jul 16, 2020
It does, i just thought i typed it in but i really didnt.
Mattchicken
+2
Level 36
Jul 19, 2020
Maybe you should change the name from countries to empires. Just giving you a suggestion.
NV1
+2
Level 51
Jul 19, 2020
Okay!
NV1
+2
Level 51
Aug 11, 2020
Thanks!
JohnnyYeet
+2
Level 59
Sep 1, 2020
Italy controlled Eritrea, BTW
NV1
+2
Level 51
Sep 1, 2020
Oh forgot to add that! Thanks for telling me!
peardestroyer
+3
Level 60
Sep 4, 2020
I made a quiz you requested
NV1
+2
Level 51
Sep 4, 2020
Thanks!
NV1
+3
Level 51
Sep 4, 2020
For both the quiz and mentioning me in the caveats
RhymingCouplet
+4
Level 70
Sep 22, 2020
I really enjoyed this. A couple of comments:

1) Consider adding ancient empires (Rome, Carthage and various caliphates) that controlled parts of Africa;

2) Consider African empires that controlled parts of Africa (Mali, Songhai, Kongo, Zimbabwe etc);

3) Perhaps where a country controlled only part of a country, indicate this. For example, the Netherlands only controlled a small part of south-western South Africa, not the whole country;

4) 99% certain Norway never controlled any part of South Africa (I am South African). If you have more info on this though I would love to learn about it.

Great idea for a quiz, well done!

NV1
+2
Level 51
Sep 22, 2020
Thanks 1) I will 2) That kind of defeats the purpose of the quiz 3) I do have countries like in that scenario 4) Norway actually did control Marburg, South Africa. Check out this link!
pewp3w
+1
Level 55
Jan 18, 2023
The link itself says that norway never controlled marburg, it was established by the uk with norwegian settlers.
YashShelar
+2
Level 45
Oct 15, 2020
Good quiz, nominated! One correction: Say Cape, South Africa since the title of the column says countries.
Chad
+3
Level 64
Nov 12, 2020
Did Oman not control Zanzibar at some point in history?
NV1
+3
Level 51
Nov 12, 2020
Given as Tanzania
TheBerryLegend
+2
Level 51
Nov 24, 2020
Amazing Quiz! I subbed
JohnnyYeet
+2
Level 59
Nov 29, 2020
I guess you could count the Vikings? They colonized Tunisia.
JetPunker180
+2
Level 54
Dec 3, 2020
here is quiz " Countries in flag of India on map
NV1
+2
Level 51
Dec 3, 2020
Thanks!
Chad
+1
Level 64
Feb 28, 2021
Did the Austro-Hungarians not control Maputo Bay (Mozambique) for a bit?
Chad
+2
Level 64
Mar 1, 2021
Were the Roman, Ottoman and Byzantine Empires forgotten or were their possessions in Africa not considered colonies?
InfiniteBulk
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Level 67
Mar 31, 2021
You forget that there Muslim empires and empires in Africa itself. Mali, for a famous example. Title should have "European" before Empires.
WarKriminal
+1
Level 36
Jul 17, 2021
Omani empire?
lightcactus
+2
Level 53
Aug 14, 2021
Great quiz, but maybe consider adding the Ottoman Empire too? They owned a large portion of Northern Africa for a good amount of time.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 61
Mar 12, 2024
I'm not sure if those were colonies.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 61
Mar 12, 2024
I think Iberian Union should be on here. Also, I believe the country is Courland and Semigallia.
genKajzerka
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Level 36
Oct 2, 2024
I mean, Courland was a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwalth vassal, so shouldn't answer 'Poland' or 'Lithuania' work?
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