This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Africa. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism.
What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:
Under each region listed is one or more of the following:
See also: Tuareg people, Berberism, Demographics of Algeria, Ethnic groups in Algeria, and Kouloughlis |
The Kabyle independence movement is supported by the Kabyle people, a Berber ethnic group. Kabylia was an independent from colonial Algeria until it was annexed in 1857. Supporters of independence from the region are opposed to the perceived Arabization policies pursued by the Algerian government.[5]
Kabylia is a charter member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)[6]
Kabylia is a charter member of the Organization of Emerging African States[7]
See also: Demographics of Angola |
Central-Eastern Angola
Cabinda is a charter member of the Organization of Emerging African States[6]
See also: Demographics of Cameroon and Ethnic groups in Cameroon |
Ambazonia is a charter member of the Organization of Emerging African States[6]
Further information: Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present), Demographics of the Central African Republic, and Sub-Saharan Africa |
Dar El Kuti (Republic of Logone)
Dar El Kuti is a self-proclaimed state supported by the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC), a Muslim rebel movement in the Central African Republic.[21]
South Congo (Brazzaville)[citation needed]
See also: Congo Crisis |
See also: Demographics of Ethiopia, List of ethnic groups in Ethiopia, and Tigray conflict |
Main article: Greater Somalia |
Main article: Tigray War |
Mayotte continues to have autonomist and separatist movements despite the island having voted to become France's 101st department in 2011.[39]
Main article: Western Togoland Rebellion |
Rift Valley, Western Province, Nyanza
See also: Libyan civil war (2014–2020) and Libyan Crisis (2011–present) |
South Libya
Main article: Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009) |
See also: Status of Western Sahara, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Plazas de soberanía, and Berberism |
Main articles: Rif War and Republic of the Rif |
Started in Morocco during the 1920s,[54][55] and was revitalized in 2013.[56] The Rif Independence Movement is a charter member of the Organization of Emerging African States.[56]
See also: Caprivi conflict |
See also: Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria |
See also: Somali Civil War |
Further information: National and regional identity in Spain |
See also: List of active separatist movements in Europe § Spain |
Main article: Canarian nationalism |
Canary Islands is a charter member of the Organization of Emerging African States[6]
See also: South Sudan, Demographics of Sudan, Languages of Sudan, Kordofan, and Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile |
Main article: Zanzibar independence movement |
See also: List of active separatist movements in Europe § United Kingdom |
British Indian Ocean Territory