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| 1975 |
| | | The independence of Angola is established in the Alvor agreement between Portugal and three rival guerrilla groups, the MPLA, FNLA, and UNITA | |
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| 1975 |
| | | The MPLA, controlling the capital but not the country, declares itself the government of newly independent Angola | |
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| 1975 |
| | | The republic of Dahomey changes its name to one already famous in African history – Benin | |
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| 1975 |
| | | UNITA and the FNLA join forces to set up a rival Angolan government at Huambo, in the south of the country | |
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| 1975 |
| | | The king of Morocco sends 350,000 settlers across the border into Western Sahara | |
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| 1975 |
| | | Yakubu Gowon, who united Nigeria after the Biafran war, is thrown out in a military coup | |
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| 1975 |
| | | Portuguese East Africa becomes independent as Mozambique, with Frelimo as the only political party | |
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| 1975 |
| | | The Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa, become independent as the republic of Cape Verde | |
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| 1975 |
| | | In Angola the USA and USSR fund rival guerrilla groups, MPLA and UNITA | |
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| 1975 |
| | | Cuban troops, sent by Castro to Angola, clash with South African forces attempting to combat communism | |
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