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12 published cases matching West Africa.
Independence movements
From the 2012 MNLA independence declaration and 2015 Algiers Accords autonomy settlement, to Mali's 2024 termination of that agreement and the ongoing conflict involving the CSP coalition and the 2025-founded FLA.
Independence movements
From the 2002 ICJ judgment and 2006 Green Tree Agreement resolving the Nigeria-Cameroon interstate dispute, to the distinct local BAMOSD self-determination movement and its independence declarations.
Historical independence
From the 1967 declaration and the Nigerian Civil War's 1970 end, to the 2012 founding of IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu's 2025 conviction.
Historical independence
Cape Verde's path from Portuguese colonial rule, through a PAIGC-led transition following Portugal's 1974 revolution, to independence in July 1975 and UN membership that September.
Historical independence
From the MFDC's 1947 autonomy origins and 1982 shift to violent secession, through the 1990s escalation and failed ceasefires, to the 25 February 2025 peace agreement with Senegal.
Historical independence
Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom on 6 March 1957, the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence from colonial rule, followed by UN admission two days later.
Historical independence
Guinea-Bissau's unusual path to independence: a unilateral declaration by the PAIGC in September 1973, welcomed by the UN General Assembly weeks later while Portuguese forces still occupied parts of the territory, followed by Portugal's own recognition after its 1974 revolution and UN membership that September.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From MEND's 2006 emergence and the 2009 Presidential Amnesty Programme, to the Niger Delta Avengers' 2016 campaign, disaggregating each organisation's distinct resource-control and autonomy objectives.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From MOSOP's 1990 founding and the Ogoni Bill of Rights, to the November 1995 execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues.
Independence movements
Covering Niger-focused Tuareg self-determination movements — the 1990-1995 rebellion and the 2007-2009 Niger Movement for Justice — distinct from the Mali-centred Azawad case.
Independence movements
From the 1919 division of German Togoland and the 1956 plebiscite integrating the territory into Ghana, through the HSGF's revived independence campaign, to the WTRF's 2020 rebellion.
Independence movements
From the April 2021 Ibadan declaration of the Oduduwa Republic, through Sunday Igboho's 2021 raid, arrest and 2022 release, to the movement's continued 2025 advocacy.