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Which countries amongst the following was the first to gain independence in Africa?

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Egypt
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Namibia
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Zambia
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Ghana
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Solution

The correct option is D Ghana
On 6 March 1957, Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain its independence from European colonisation.

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