Countries of Africa at their Greatest Extent

This video shows the countries of Africa at the time they controlled the most territory for their history, including predecessors.

The predecessors of countries can be open to interpretation. Some pre modern kingdoms or empires shown didn't necessarily have a flag as we think of it today either.

Map from TheBlankAtlas
Flags from Wikipedia
Sources for borders:
The History of Africa: Every Year
The History of Southern Africa: Every...
History of Europe and North Africa : ...
The History of the World: Every Year

Music: Song of the Volga Boatmen, Dangerous, A Mission Scoring Action, Crossing the Chasm, Fun In A Bottle, by Kevin MacLeod
Les Toreadors by Georges Bizet

Song of the Volga Boatmen Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dangerous Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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A Mission Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Crossing the Chasm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fun in a Bottle Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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