Germany Colonies

Germany colonized 4 countries in Africa; they were Togoland, Cameroon, German East Africa and South West Africa

Togoland Togo, is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately 57,000 square kilometers (22,000 sq mi) with a population of approximately 6.7 million. Togo is one of the three places which he selects on the west coast. His representative, Gustav Nachigal, duly arrives in 1884 to persuade several of the tribal chieftains to accept the protection of the German emperor and to fly the German flag above their villages. In 1885 Togoland is recognized by the European powers as a German colony. Its coastal border is agreed with Britain's Gold Coast to the west and France's Dahomey to the east.

 

Cameroon is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. In the mid 1950’s, Cameroon followed the wave of nationalism moving through the European colonies in Africa, and began to push for independence.  While colonialism had improved Cameroon’s economic capacity, infrastructure, and education systems, very little responsibility for these initiatives had been given to the native population under colonial rule. 

German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now Burundi, Rwanda and Tanganyika (the mainland part of present Tanzania). Its area was 994,996 km² (384,170 sq mi), nearly three times the size of Germany today. he colony came into existence during the 1880s and ended with Imperial Germany's defeat in World War I. Afterwards the territory was divided between Britain and Belgium, and was later converted to a mandate of the League of Nations.

South-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa. As a German colony from 1884, it was known as German South-West Africa had a difficult time administering the territory, which, owing to the Germans' native policy, experienced many insurrections, especially those led by guerilla leader Jacob Morenga.