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| 1975 |
| | | Portuguese East Africa becomes independent as Mozambique, with Frelimo as the only political party | |
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| 1976 |
| | | Mary Leakey and her team find footprints, about 3.6 million years old, of bipedal hominids walking upright at Laetoli in Tanzania | |
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| 1976 |
| | | In a daring raid on Entebbe airport, Israeli troops rescue hostages hijacked on a flight from Tel Aviv to Paris | |
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| 1977 |
| | | Mengistu Haile Mariam seizes control of Ethiopia's ruling Dergue (military council) in a violent coup | |
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| 1977 |
| | | The French Territory of Afars and Issas becomes independent as Djibouti, with Hassan Gouled Aptidon as president | |
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| 1977 |
| | | In a multi-million dollar ceremony, Jean-Bédel Bokassa proclaims himself emperor of the Central African Republic | |
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| 1978 |
| | | Jomo Kenyatta dies in office as Kenya's president and is succeeded by his deputy, Daniel arap Moi | |
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| 1979 |
| | | Idi Amin flees from Uganda as Tanzanian troops reach his capital, Kampala | |
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| 1979 |
| | | French paratroops bring to an end the savage rule of Bokassa in the Central African Republic | |
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| 1980 |
| | | A coup in Uganda brings Milton Obote back into power, and he is confirmed as president in a subsequent general election | |
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