Sub-Saharan Africa 96 years ago today: League of Nations Mandates (20 Jul 1922) https://omniatlas.com/maps/safrica/19220720/ Following the Treaty of Versailles the newly-formed League of Nations granted the victorious Allies mandates over the colonies they had conquered from the Germans. South West Africa was designated a Class C Mandate—to be administered as an integral territory—and assigned to South Africa in December 1920. The other former German territories in Africa were designated as Class B Mandates—to be administered with regard to local culture and religion—and assigned to Britain, France, and Belgium in July 1922. #safrica #history #welovemaps #1920s #1922 #africa #africanhistory #belgium #frenchempire #britishempire #burundi #cameroon #egypt #france #worldwar1 #july #july20 #leagueofnations #maps #map #namibia #ruandaurundi #rwanda #southafrica #subsaharanafrica #tanzania #togo #ww1 (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)