Map of Africa
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Overseas Territories in Africa
Information about overseas territories, overseas departments,
and dependencies in Africa. Includes overseas territories that
at one time were colonies of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,
Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Belgian Overseas Territories in Africa
Belgium no longer has any overseas territories
in Africa but at one time they had a territory known as
the Belgian Congo, which earlier was a private property of
the King of Belgium known as the Belgian Free State.
Today that territory includes the independent countries of
Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(formerly Zaire), and Rawanda.
British Overseas Territories in Africa
Today there is only one British overseas territory in Africa,
the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, which includes
Saint Helena Island, Ascension Island,
and a group of islands known as the Tristan da Cunha Islands.
French Overseas Territories in Africa
There are two French overseas territories in Africa today,
and both of them are islands in the Indian Ocean. One is the
island of Reunion off the coast of Madagascar and the other
is the Mayotte Island group in the Mozambique Channel
German Overseas Territories in Africa
Germany's overseas territories included German Kamerun,
German East Africa, German South-West Africa, and German Togoland.
Today those territories are now the independent African countries of
Cameroon, Tanzania, Namibia, and Togo.
Italian Overseas Territories in Africa
Former Italian overseas territories in Africa included
Italian North Africa, Eritrea, and Italian Somaliland.
Today those territories are the independent countries of
Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia.
Portuguese Overseas Territories in Africa
There are no longer any Portuguese overseas territories
in Africa but at one time Portugal had four: Portuguese
West Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese,
Guinea, and the Cape Verde Islands. Today those territories
are the indepenent countries of Angola, Mozambique,
Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde.
Spanish Overseas Territories in Africa
At one time Spain had three overseas territories in Africa:
Spanish Sahara, Spanish Morocco, and Spanish Guinea. Today
those territories are the independent countries of
Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea.
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Related Links
The Countries of Africa
Islands Off the Coast of Africa
Forum for Discussing Africa
Africa Travel Guide
Elsewhere on the Web
Colonialism: The Scramble for Africa
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