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| 1928 |
| | | Jomo Kenyatta becomes the editor of Muigwithania, the newspaper of the Kikuyu Central Association | |
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| 1933 |
| | | The Hutus and Tutsis of Ruanda-Urundi are issued with racial identity cards by the Belgians | |
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| 1960 |
| | | French Cameroun becomes independent as the republic of Cameroun, with Ahmadou Ahidjo as the first president | |
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| 1960 |
| | | Patrice Lumumba becomes prime minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, previously the Belgian Congo | |
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| 1960 |
| | | Moise Tshombe, taking advantage of chaos in the Congo, declares the independence of Katanga | |
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| 1960 |
| | | Anti-European riots in the Congo cause some 25,000 Belgians to flee the country | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The French colony of Chad becomes independent with François Tombalbaye as president | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The French colony of Gabon becomes independent with Léon M'ba as president | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The French colony of Ubangi-Shari becomes independent and takes the name Central African Republic | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The French Congo becomes independent as the republic of Congo, with Fulbert Youlou as president | |
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