Ethiopia LiberiaEgypt
WW2
1950s
The year
1960
1961
Cameroon (British part)
TanzaniaSierra Leone
1962
BurundiRwandaAlgeriaUganda
1963
Zanzibar (union with Tanganyika
1964)Kenya
1964
MalawiZambia (formerly
Northern Rhodesia)
1965
Gambia
1966
BotswanaLesotho
1968
MauritiusSwazilandEquatorial
Guinea
purpose of the number 50 is to attain greater stability. The law 1974
Guinea Bissau
of 5 is ‘freedom in action’, and when coupled with the vibration of the number 0, this energy is amplified. The 50 / 5 energy 1975
MozambiqueCape
VerdeComorosSao Tome and
will be filled with freedom, constant change, curiosity, adventure PrincipeAngolaWestern Sahara
and unattachment.Africa is in a very special time in history, the time when growing up is no longer an option but a requirement.
A lot of questions have been raised in the past couple of years on Africa’s dependence on foreign Aid, personal responsibility, 1976
Seychelles
political leadership or lack thereof and our overall contribution to the world. We are seeing a return of African science, innovative 1977
Djibouti
new technology developed by Africans for Africans as well as interesting power sharing political deals that were unheard of in 1980
Zimbabwe (formerly Southern
the 1960’s when so many of us were getting our independence.
Rhodesia)
There has been progress and setbacks in our journey to the restoration of our people and nations as the fathers and mothers 1990
Namibia (formerly South West
Africa)
of civilisation, but this 50 year landmark is a reminder that we must rise to the occasion and live up to our potential.