▁strong ▁executive . ▁They ▁also ▁sometimes ▁use ▁language ▁from ▁the ▁UN ' s ▁Universal ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights . ▁They ▁all ▁emphas ize ▁Pan - A fr ican ism ▁over ▁national ism . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Two ▁countries ▁achieved ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 : ▁Som alia , ▁through ▁the ▁un ification ▁of ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁and ▁the ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Som alia , ▁and ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁( also ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁independence ), ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁became ▁the ▁independent ▁State ▁of ▁Som al il and . ▁Five ▁days ▁later , ▁it ▁un ited ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Som alia ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July . ▁ ▁Niger ia ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁population ▁and ▁best ▁economy ▁on ▁the ▁continent . ▁It ▁became ▁independent ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁voted ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Republic , ▁thereby ▁ending ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ' s ▁rule , ▁ 1 9 5 7 – 1 9 6 0 , ▁as ▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁Gh ana . ▁World - f am ous ▁Pan - A fr ican ist ▁K w ame ▁N k rum ah , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁elected ▁President , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁Belg