AHC: Socialism in Interwar Africa

I've been looking into socialist movements during the interwar era and can't find much on it's influence in Africa. I was wondering if there was a chance for a socialist state to establish itself anywhere in Africa during the interwar period or even just a major socialist movement somewhere on the continent. I know of the Rand Rebellion in South Africa as well as the Pan-African Congress but neither is quite what I'm looking for. The former was primarily an affair of the white South Africans and was doomed to failure besides. The latter seems to have been primarily spearheaded by western intellectuals, rather than native Africans.
Any chance at a socialist seizure of power on the continent would be greatly hindered by the European colonial powers who would crush any revolt within their territories. In order for a socialist state to come about in Africa the European nation which claimed the region would need to be either unwilling or unable to intervene and reclaim the country. As such I think Liberia or Ethiopia would be the ideal options since both are at least nominally independent, reducing the chance of an intervention killing a revolution in the crib. However, I know very little about the political situations in either of these countries and can't find much on the topic.
So that's my challenge, establish a socialist state anywhere in Africa with a POD after the end of WW1. Additionally, information on socialist movements in the region during the timeframe would be greatly appreciated.
 
Main issue is that socialism and even opposition to European rule was in it's extreme infancy in the interwar era Sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa .
 
Socialist ideas were strongest where there was large European settlement (Egypt, Algeria, South Africa). Elsewhere in Africa., it was too early for them to influence more than a few intellectuals (who had mostly studied in London or Paris or the US). Indeed, that's usually how both nationalist and socialist movements start in underdeveloped countries.
 
Socialist ideas were strongest where there was large European settlement (Egypt, Algeria, South Africa). Elsewhere in Africa., it was too early for them to influence more than a few intellectuals (who had mostly studied in London or Paris or the US). Indeed, that's usually how both nationalist and socialist movements start in underdeveloped countries.
That is the problem, isn't it. Socialism was too new to have firmly established itself as the flag bearer of anti-colonialism in that period. That's why I phrased it as a challenge instead of a question. I don't have much knowledge on the topic and I've found relevant resources on the internal political matters of minor African states to be sparse. I'm interested in seeing if someone can find a POD to establish a noticeable socialist presence in one of these nations or point me to a historical organization that fits the bill.
I would again like to posit Liberia, as it has a large population of non-native peoples (giving socialism an easy rout into Liberian society as an imported ideology) and is relatively independent. The problem for me is a lack of information. I can't find anything about Liberia's political situation during the interwar era besides which party was in power and the broad strokes of economic and social policy. Information on minor political parties or organizations and trade union movements before Samuel Doe's coup is thin on the ground. I think that Liberia could have the right conditions for a labor movement, one that could use the economic collapse of the great depression and poor conditions for agricultural workers to gain in popularity in an alternate timeline, but I need something to build off of.
 
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But would the USA of that period tolerate a Socialist regime in Liberia, which is basically in its sphere of influence, or would it send in the marines?

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But would the USA of that period tolerate a Socialist regime in Liberia, which is basically in its sphere of influence, or would it send in the marines?
That's why I suggested such a seizure of power be during the great depression. The United States should be in such a bad spot internally that the government might be willing to ignore a tiny, peripheral nation like Liberia slipping out of the American sphere of influence. But all of this is predicated on there being a labor movement in Liberia at all; and I still can't find enough information on to determine if there was.
 
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