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In colonial Africa, the history of English is distinct between West and East Africa.

The West African English began with trade (particularly the slave trade) English soon gained official status in the communities such as Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. Furthermore, with English contact, some of the pidgins and creoles were developed including Krio (Sierra Leone) and Cameroon Pidgin (Cameroon). They have large numbers of speakers now.

As for East Africa,  extensive British settlements were established in what are now called Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia, where English became a crucial language of the government, education and the law. From the early 1960s, the six countries achieved independence in succession; but English remained the official language.
As a matter of fact, there emerged a large number of second language speakers in Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

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South African contexts have transformed few words in to the general English vocabulary. Apart from the two words, Apartheid and veldt, words like, commando, commandeer, trek have South African flavor.
Here are some words to depict the variation of English in South African context.
1. biltong (striped of dried meat)
2. braaivleis (barbecue)
3. stoep (verandah,(US; stoop)
4. Land (just the portions of a farm)
5. Camp (fenced in portion of a farm)
6. cookies (small cakes)

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The study of World Englishes consists of identifying varieties of English used in diverse sociolinguistic contexts globally and analyzing how sociolinguistic histories, multicultural backgrounds and contexts of function influence the use of English in different regions of the world.

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1. First dispersal: English is transported to the 'new world'

2.Second dispersal: English is transported to Asia and Africa

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The second dispersal occurred as a result of the colonization of Asia and Africa, which led to the development of the second-language varieties of English under the umbrella term 'New Englishes'.

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English language has a complex relationship to the many
African languages. Basically because of the Colonization. Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Uganda, and other former
colonies have a choice of retaining their colonial linguistic inheritance or rejecting it. In
Nigeria three main African languages Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo and scores of
languages spoken by smaller groups exist alongside English.
Among speakers who
learn English as a second language there will inevitably be a wide range of varieties, from
pidgin at one extreme to a written standard of international acceptability at the other.
Because many speakers know no English and many know only the patois of the
marketplace, West African English is remarkable for its varieties.

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Attitudes of speakers towards the various English models of pronunciation in their community

It has been observed that in communities like Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa (Areas where Black Africans who generally use African languages as their mother tongues are living )tolerate African English pronunciation features far less than in other African countries.

But the fact that English has fed local communities in Africa with a medium of communication among tribal groups , cannot be neglected. Because the language diversity exits in Africa itself is an obstacle for independence. Therefore the pan Africanism was majored in English language in order to reduce the opportunities for disputes among local languages.  Intentionally or unintentionally , English has supported the Africans to recreate a  shared identity as one nation. But at the same time the inability to express the authenticity of a certain tribe and native African features as a pure African experience has been subjected for discussions where the postcolonial African identity becomes hybrid and not 100% authentic.