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Many countries followed in the 1950s and 1960s, with a peak in 1960 with the Year of Africa, which saw 17 African nations declare independence, including a large part of French West Africa. Most of the remaining countries gained independence throughout the 1960s, although some colonizers (Portugal in particular) were reluctant to relinquish ...
3 February – Harold Macmillan's Wind of Change speech is made in Cape Town, South Africa.It signalled the end of the British Empire.; 10 February – A conference about the independence of the Belgian Congo begins in Brussels.
O. H. Morris of the British Ministry of Colonies predicted in early January that "1960 will be a year of Africa". [1] The phrase "year of Africa" was also used by Ralph Bunche on 16 February 1960. Bunche anticipated that many states would achieve independence in that year due to the "well nigh explosive rapidity with which the peoples of Africa ...
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The main objective of Phase Two, entitled "The Pedagogical Use of the General History of Africa" is to contribute to the regenerating of the teaching of African history on the basis of the General History of Africa in African Union member States with the view to promote the African regional integration process. In particular, the project aims to:
Darkest Africa; David Livingstone (film) The Dead (2010 film) Death Drums Along the River; Desert Sands; The Desired Woman; Devil Goddess; The Dictator (2012 film) Dingaka; Disarmament Conference (film) The Dogs of War (film) Dough for the Do-Do; Dreaming (1944 British film) Drums of Africa
During and directly after the African Independence movement foreign nations used mercenaries to influence the civil wars and violence in the newly created states. This group of mercenaries assisted the rise of leaders who were friendly to the previously colonizing nation. [1]
Egyptian cinema flourished in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, considered its Golden Age. [7] Youssef Chahine's seminal Cairo Station (1958) laid the foundation for Arab film. [8] The Nigerian film industry is the largest in Africa in terms of volume, number of annual films, revenue and popularity.