Here is a list of African Nations i promised you Goobert, its made it starting from South Africa then going counter clock wise throug the continent, after the nation name is a comment things i found out that were goin on there around 1962.
Republic of South Africa, broke ties with UK and Commonwealth in 1961, immediately the RSA received strong support against pro-communist ANC from USA president JFK
Swaziland
Lesotho
Botswana, UK Colony
Zimbabwe and Zambia are an UK colony called Rhodesia
Mozambique, Portuguese Colony
Malawi, UK Colony
Tanzania, is two nations Tanganyika and Zanzibar both are UK colonies
Uganda, Independent from UK since October 9 1962
Rwanda, Independent from Belgium Since July 1 1962
Burundi, Independent from Belgium Since July 1 1962
Somalia
Ethiopia
Eritrea has been annexed by Ethiopia is has Been 1 year in Civil War, in real life it went on until Ethiopia withdrew in 1991, ending 30 years of Civil War
Sudan, is in his 7th year of Civil War, in real life it went on for 17 years (1972)
Egypt is known as the United Arab Republic, Syria was part of it until 1961
Lybia, Independent from France since July 5 1962, after 8 years of Bloody Civil War, over 10% of the population recently Fled to France
Morocco
Western Sahara, Spanish Colony
Mauritania
Mali
The Gambia (UK Colony)
Senegal
Cape Verde (Portuguese Colony, PAIGC Rebels controlled but did not declare independence till Portuguese the fascist regime ended in 1974)
Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Colony, PAGC Rebels controlled but did not declare independence till the Portuguese fascist regime ended in 1974)
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Togo
Benin
Niger
Nigeria
Chad
Cameroon
Central African Republic (not so republic since its a dictatorship)
Equatorial Guinea, Spanish Colony
Gabon
Republic of Congo, Civil unrest that in August 1963 erupted in Civil War
Democratic Republic of Congo, back then it was called Republic of Congo (yes the same as the nation north to them) its dictator renamed it Republic of Zaire in 1965
Namibia, South African Protectorate