Tanzania
"Mungu ibariki Afrika" (God Bless Africa)

Words by: collectively
Music by: Enoch Mankayi Sontonga
Adopted: 1961

Tanzania was the first African nation to use the popular African song "God Bless Africa" as its anthem, in 1961 when it was Tanganyika, and was retained after union with Zanzibar in 1964. It is now also used by South Africa (as part of the current anthem) and Zambia (with different words), and formerly used by Zimbabwe, Ciskei, and Transkei.

See also: Zanzibar.