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Egypt (it was actually a protectorate, but it was the northernmost British African Colony)
Mozambique - once a Portuguese colony - joined the Commonwealth, though it was never part of the British Empire. The point is that most of its neighbours belong to the Commonwealth.There are three other Commonwealth members that were never under British rule: Namibia, Samoa and Rwanda.
Zambia was formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, as a British colony.
protectorate
Britain took control of Egypt in 1882 but then relinquished most control in 1992 by issuing Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence. Britain still retained some control over its former protectorate, and Egypt officially declared its independence during the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.