The Wind of Change: Decolonisation of Africa

Imagine you have lived your entire life under rules made by people in a distant country who never asked for your opinion. They control your land, your trade, and your government. Then one day, millions of people across a vast continent begin to demand the right to rule themselves. How do you think the distant rulers would react — and how might your own people fight back? By 1945, European powers controlled almost the entire continent of Africa. Within just thirty years, that picture had completely changed. Over fifty new nations had won independence. This is one of the most dramatic political transformations in modern history.