Disputed Areas in Africa Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ifni

Morocco claimed the area 1960 and gained it from Spain in 1969.

Answer: Bizerta

France agreed to evacuate this base in 1961.

Answer: Togoland

Germany capitulated its colonies in Africa in this order: Togo 1914, South-West Africa 1915, Cameroons 1916, Ruanda-Urundi 1916, German East Africa 1918.

Answer: Ruanda-Urundi

Belgium occupied this territory in 1916.

Answer: South-West Africa

Lost from Germany to the allied forces 1915. The League of Nations gave South Africa mandate over the area in 1919.

Answer: German East Africa

German East Africa was capitulated by Germany 1918. Made British mandate 1920 under the name Tanganyika.

Answer: Tripolitania

Italian annexation of Tripolitania, today in Libya, lead to war with Turkey 1911-12. Libya became autonomous 1912 but de facto came to Italy.

Answer: British Somaliland

Occupied by Italia 1940, recaptured by British 1941.

Answer: Eritrea and French Somaliland

By treaty with Italy 1935, France ceded 309 sq.m. of French Somaliland to Eritrea, then an Italian colony.

Answer: Tunis

French cession from Tunis demanded by Italy, especially in 1938.

Answer: Morocco

Morocco partitioned into French Morocco and Spanish Morocco 1912. Germany protested against the partition, Britain supported French claims. Tangier became international zone.

Answer: Spanish Sahara

Relinquished by Spain 1975 and divided between Morocco and Mauritania, which gave up its claim in 1979. Now called Western Sahara. Rio de Oro is the former name of the southern part of Spanish Sahara.

Answer: Belgian Congo

The two countries exchanged a small piece of territory in SW Congo 1927. This territory became part of Portuguese colony Angola.

Answer: South-West Africa and Angola

South Africa and Portugal settled boundaries between Portuguese colony Angola and South African mandate South-West Africa in 1926.

Answer: Spanish Guinea

Franco-Spanish agreement regarding borders of mainland territory 1900.

Answer: Ogaden

Ogaden war between Ethiopia and Somalia 1977-78.

Answer: Democratic Republic Congo

All of these countries intervened in the civil war in Congo 1998-99. In spite of a cease fire agreement 1999 several countries still have troops in DR Congo.

Answer: Badme

These countries fought a war on this region in 1998-2000. They were also fighting at two other fronts: The Tsorona-Zalambessa area and the Bure area.

Answer: Katanga

Congo declares independence from Belgium 1960. The same year the southern mining province of Katanga, now caled Shaba, declares independence from Kongo. UN intervention 1961. Belgium send paramilitary groups 1964.

Answer: Fashoda, Sudan

Fashoda, from 1905 Kodok. This town in Sudan is known for a despute between France and Great Britain in 1898 that nearly ended in war. The conflict was solved in 1899 when North Africa was parted between a French sphere in the west and a British in the east.

Answer: Cameroon

Cameroon, called Cameroons before 1922, achieved independence1960. United with former British Trust Territory of Southern Cameroon 1961.

Answer: Cameroons and Togoland

The former German protectorate of Cameroons, German in 1922 became a League of Nations mandate. Partitioned into French and British mandates. The same thing happened the same year with Togoland. Or rather, the east part of Togoland became French League of Nations mandate, named French Togoland, today known as independent republic Togo.

The west part was placed under control of Gold Coast, former British colony, now independent republic Ghana.

Answer: Tobruk

Tobruk, Libya, was scene of much fighting during World War II.The city was stormed by the British on 27.January 1941, besieged by Rommel's German troops in April 1941 and retaken by the British on 27. November 1941. The city was taken back by Rommel's troops during the last major German attack on 21.June 1942 and finally retaken by the British on 13.November 1942.

Answer: Egypt

Egypt was invaded by Italians Sept.1940, but were driven out by British Dec.1940.

Answer: Ceuta and Melilla

These two North African cities belong to Spain, but are claimed by Morocco. The other cities may also have been disputed, but before the independence of Morocco 1956. Tangier had international status up to 1956, but was then included in French Morocco, which gained independence as Morocco 1956. Spanish Morocco was included 1958.