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| 1975 |
| | | The king of Morocco sends 350,000 settlers across the border into Western Sahara | |
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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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| 1976 |
| | | The UN entrusts the Western Sahara to joint administration by Morocco and Mauritania | |
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| 1976 |
| | | The Polisario, as a government-in-exile in Algeria, proclaim the independence of Western Sahara as the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic | |
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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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| 1979 |
| | | Morocco annexes the Mauritanian part of the Western Sahara, thus taking control of the entire region | |
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| 1979 |
| | | A conference in London, at Lancaster House, finally achieves agreement on Southern Rhodesia | |
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| 1980 |
| | | Rhodesia becomes independent, taking the name Zimbabwe, with Robert Mugabe as prime minister | |
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| 1990 |
| | | Namibia becomes independent with Sam Nujoma as president | |
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