Historical Names of African Countries

What was the former name of Zimbabwe?

• Abyssinia

• Rhodesia

• Zaire

• Tanganyika

Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

• Ethiopia

• Ghana

• Mali

• Sudan

What was the old name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

• Gold Coast

• Zaire

• Nyasaland

• Bechuanaland

Which country was previously known as the Gold Coast?

• Ghana

• Nigeria

• Kenya

• Uganda

What was the former name of Tanzania?

• Upper Volta

• Tanganyika

• Basutoland

• Swaziland

Which country was formerly known as Nyasaland?

• Malawi

• Zambia

• Botswana

• Lesotho

What was the old name for Burkina Faso?

• Upper Volta

• Dahomey

• Basutoland

• Swaziland

Which African country was previously called Bechuanaland?

• Botswana

• Namibia

• Zimbabwe

• Mozambique

What was the former name of Benin?

• Dahomey

• Swaziland

• Lesotho

• Togo

Which country was formerly known as Basutoland?

• Lesotho

• Eswatini

• Namibia

• Malawi