African countries and their capital cities
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| Nigeria | Abuja West Africa; capital moved from Lagos in 1991. |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa East Africa; also headquarters of the African Union. |
| Egypt | Cairo North Africa; Cairo sits on the Nile. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa Central Africa; Kinshasa faces Brazzaville. |
| Tanzania | Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (commercial) East Africa; Dodoma is official; Dar es Salaam is commercial hub. |
| South Africa | Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) Southern Africa; has separate executive, legislative, judicial capitals. |
| Kenya | Nairobi East Africa; Nairobi hosts major UN offices. |
| Uganda | Kampala East Africa; Kampala lies near Lake Victoria. |
| Algeria | Algiers North Africa; Algiers is on the Mediterranean coast. |
| Sudan | Khartoum Northeast Africa; Khartoum at the Blue and White Nile confluence. |
| Morocco | Rabat North Africa; Rabat is on the Atlantic. |
| Angola | Luanda Southern Africa; Luanda is a major Atlantic port. |
| Mozambique | Maputo Southern Africa; Maputo is on the Indian Ocean. |
| Ghana | Accra West Africa; Accra fronts the Gulf of Guinea. |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo Indian Ocean island; Antananarivo is inland. |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé Central Africa; Yaoundé is inland; Douala is commercial. |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (economic) West Africa; Yamoussoukro is official; Abidjan is economic. |
| Niger | Niamey West Africa; Niamey sits on the Niger River. |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou West Africa; Ouagadougou is often shortened to “Ouaga.” |
| Mali | Bamako West Africa; Bamako lies on the Niger River. |
| Malawi | Lilongwe Southern Africa; Lilongwe became capital in 1975. |
| Zambia | Lusaka Southern Africa; Lusaka is centrally located. |
| Somalia | Mogadishu East Africa; Mogadishu is on the Indian Ocean. |
| Senegal | Dakar West Africa; Dakar is Africa’s westernmost capital. |
| Chad | N’Djamena Central Africa; N'Djamena lies on the Chari River. |
| Zimbabwe | Harare Southern Africa; Harare sits on the Highveld. |
| Guinea | Conakry West Africa; Conakry is a coastal city. |
| Rwanda | Kigali East Africa; Kigali spans rolling hills. |
| Benin | Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (seat of government) West Africa; Porto-Novo is official, Cotonou hosts government. |
| Burundi | Gitega (political), Bujumbura (economic) East Africa; Gitega named capital in 2019; Bujumbura remains economic. |
| Tunisia | Tunis North Africa; Tunis lies near ancient Carthage. |
| South Sudan | Juba East-Central Africa; independence in 2011. |
| Togo | Lomé West Africa; Lomé sits on the Gulf of Guinea. |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown West Africa; Freetown is on a peninsula. |
| Libya | Tripoli North Africa; Tripoli lies on the Mediterranean. |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville Central Africa; Brazzaville faces Kinshasa. |
| Liberia | Monrovia West Africa; Monrovia is named after James Monroe. |
| Central African Republic | Bangui Central Africa; Bangui is on the Ubangi River. |
| Eritrea | Asmara East Africa; Asmara is a high-altitude city. |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott West Africa; Nouakchott lies in the Sahara. |
| Namibia | Windhoek Southern Africa; Windhoek is in the central highlands. |
| The Gambia | Banjul West Africa; Banjul sits at the Gambia River’s mouth. |
| Botswana | Gaborone Southern Africa; Gaborone is near the South African border. |
| Gabon | Libreville Central Africa; Libreville is on the Atlantic coast. |
| Lesotho | Maseru Southern Africa; Maseru sits on the Caledon River. |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau West Africa; Bissau lies on the Geba River estuary. |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo Central Africa; Malabo is on Bioko Island. |
| Mauritius | Port Louis Indian Ocean island; Port Louis is the main port. |
| Eswatini | Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal/legislative) Southern Africa; dual capitals for administration and monarchy. |
| Djibouti | Djibouti East Africa; port city on the Gulf of Tadjoura. |