Africanization has referred to the modification of place names and personal names to reflect an "African" identity. In some cases, changes are not a change of transliteration rather than of the European name.

It is worth noting that in many cases during the colonial period, African place names were given English, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian and German names.

Various African countries have undergone name changes during the previous century as the result of consolidations and secessions, territories gaining sovereignty, and regime changes. These includes;

Dahomey - Benin
Bechuanaland - Botswana
Upper Volta - Burkina Faso
Oubangui-Chari - Central African Republic
Belgian Congo - Zaire - Congo, D. R
Middle Congo - Congo
Afars and the Issas - Djibouti
Spanish Guinea - Equatorial Guinea,
Abyssinia - Ethiopia
Gold Coast - Ghana
French West Africa - Guinea
Portuguese Guinea - Guinea-Bissau
Basutoland - Lesotho
Nyasaland - Malawi
French Sudan - Mali
South West Africa - Namibia
German East Africa - Rwanda and Burundi
British & Italian Somaliland - Somalia
Zanzibar / Tanganyika - Tanzania
Northern Rhodesia - Zambia
Southern Rhodesia (Rhodesia) - Zimbabwe

Cities, towns and other features have not been left out!

ALGERIA:
Icosium → Algiers
Géryville → El Bayadh
Cirta → Constantine
Bône → Annaba
Philippeville → Skikda
Orléansville → Chlef
Malaca → Guelma
Colomb → Béchar
Saint André → El-Kébir
Bougie → Béjaïa
Fort Laperrine → Tamanrasset

ANGOLA
Carmona → Uíge
Concelho → Caconda
Henrique de Carvalho → Saurimo
Nova Lisboa → Huambo
Moçâmedes → Namibe
Novo Redondo → Sumbe
Porto Alexandre → Tombwe/Tombua
Robert Williams town/Vila Robert Williams → Caála
Sá da Bandeira → Lubango
São Salvador → M'banza-Kongo
Santa Comba → Waku-Kungo
Santo António do Zaire → Soyo
Serpa Pinto → Menongue
Silva Porto → Kuito/Cuito
Teixeira da Silva → Bailundo/Bailunda
Teixeira de Sousa → Luau
Vila Luso → Luena
Vila Salazar → N'dalatando

CHAD
Largeau → Faya
Fort Archambault → Sarh
Fort-Foureau → Kousséri
Fort Lamy → N'Djamena

D.R CONGO
Albertstad (= Albertville) → Kalemie
Coquilhatstad (= Coquihatville) → Mbandaka
Costermansstad (= Costermansville) → Bukavu
Elisabethstad (= Elisabethville) → Lubumbashi
Jadotstad (= Jadotville) → Likasi
Leopoldstad (= Léopoldville) → Kinshasa
Port Franqui → Ilebo
Stanleystad (= Stanleyville) → Kisangani

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Port Clarence → Santa Isabel → Malabo

THE GAMBIA
Bathurst → Banjul
Georgetown → Janjanbureh

KENYA
Broderick Falls → Webuye
Fort Hall → Muranga
Thompson Falls → Nyahururu

MADAGASCAR
Tananarive → Antananarivo
Diego Suárez → Antsiranana

MOZAMBIQUE
Lourenço Marques → Maputo

NAMIBIA
Klipfontein → Bethanie
Hentiesbucht → Hentiesbaai → Henties Bay
Walfischbucht → Walvisbaai → Walvis Bay
Windhuk → Windhoek

SOUTH AFRICA
Belfast → eMakhazeni
Bisho → Bhisho
Butterworth → Gcuwa
Duiwelskloof → Modjadjiskloof
Ellisras → Lephalale
Louis Trichardt → Makhado
Machadodorp → eNtokozweni
Messina → Musina
Naboomspruit → Mookgophong
Nelspruit → Mbombela
Nylstroom → Modimolle
Phalaborwa → BaPhalaborwa
Pietersburg → Polokwane
Potgietersrus → Mokopane
Stanger → KwaDukuza
Umtata → Mthatha
Verwoerdburg → Centurion
Warmbad/Warmbaths → Bela-Bela
Waterval Boven → Emgwenya
Witbank → Emalahleni

SWAZILAND
Bremersdorp → Manzini
Buffelspruit → Mhlambanyatsi
Goedgegun → Nhlangano
Havelock Mine → Bulembu

TANZANIA
Bismarckburg → Kasanga
Weidmannsheil → Tabora

ZIMBABWE
Enkeldoorn → Chivhu
Essexvale → Esigodini
Fort Victoria → Masvingo
Gatooma → Kadoma
Gwelo → Gweru
Hartley → Chegutu
Marandellas → Marondera
Matopos → Matobo
Melsetter → Chimanimani
Que Que → Kwekwe
Salisbury → Harare
Selukwe → Shurugwi
Shabani → Zvishavane
Sinoia → Chinhoyi
Umtali → Mutare
Wankie → Hwange
Natal → KwaZulu
Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging → Gauteng
Orange Free State → Free State
Eastern Transvaal → Mpumalanga
Northern Transvaal → Limpopo

As if this is not enough, most prominent Africans (in a good or bad way) have also dropped their Colonial Masters names. A short list of presidents include;

Joseph Desire Mobutu - Mobutu Sese Seko
François Tombalbaye - N'Garta Tombalbaye
Étienne Eyadéma - Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Francisco Macías Nguema - Nguema Biyogo Ndong
Albert-Bernard Bongo - Omar Bongo
David Jawara - Dawda Jawara
Jean-Bédel Bokassa - Salah Eddine Bokassa