On 1 July 1960, the day after Congo gains independence, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, who was elected by the first Congolese Parliament as the first President of the Republic of Congo, takes part in the procession to celebrate independence held in Leopoldville.

On 30 June 1960, the official ceremony to mark Congolese independence is held in Leopoldville, attended by King Baudouin and the new President of the Republic of Congo, Joseph Kasa-Vubu.

On 9 October 1962, as celebrations are held to mark the independence of Uganda, Milton Obote, the country’s first head of government, swears an oath of allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, since his country is now a full member of the Commonwealth.

Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire (1960) and first President of Côte d’Ivoire (1960–1993).

On 24 December 1951, Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi, the first King of Libya under the name of Idris I, proclaims the independence of his country.

Marshal Alphonse Juin, French Resident-General in Morocco (1947–1951), on his arrival in Rabat in 1947.

On 30 January 1944, in Brazzaville, the capital of French Equatorial Africa (AEF), General de Gaulle opens the French African Conference between the representatives of the French territories in Africa. The aim of this conference is to lay the foundations for the future relations between France and its colonies.

Maurice Yaméogo, first President of the Republic of Upper Volta (1960–1966).

The arrival of Algerian nationalist leader Ahmed Ben Bella on 4 August 1962 at the préfecture in Algiers. After the proclamation of Algerian independence on 18 March 1962, Ahmed Ben Bella — one of the founders of the Revolutionary Committee for Unity and Action (CRUA), which developed into the National Liberation Front (FLN) — became the first President of the Council of Ministers (1962–1963), then the first President of the Republic of Algeria (1963–1965).

Following the independence of Tanganyika, Julius Nyerere becomes Prime Minister (1960–1961) then President (1961–1964) of the Republic of Tanganyika. When the state of Zanzibar merges with Tanganyika in 1964, he becomes President of the United Republic of Tanzania (1964–1985).