List of African Countries and Capitals

African continent is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the north, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal on the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Indian Ocean on the southeast. Take a glance at the African countries and their capitals.
List of African Countries and Capitals
The African continent is the second largest and has fifty-four countries. In the 19th century, European sailors discovered this continent. Today, African countries are one of the most preferred travel destinations for adventure tourism. African countries are famous for their varied landscapes, flora and fauna, culture and traditions. African cuisine is gaining popularity in other continents. Each and every African country has a different kind of experience to offer. Take a look at the African countries and their capitals.

List of African Countries and Capitals
Countries Capitals
Algeria Algiers
Angola Luanda
Benin Porto-Novo
Botswana Gaborone
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou
Burundi Bujumbura
Cameroon Yaounde
Cape Verde Praia
Central African Republic Bangui
Chad N'Djamena
Comoros Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of (Congo-Brazzaville) Brazzaville
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Yamoussoukr
Djibouti Djibouti
Egypt Cairo
Equatorial Guinea Malabo
Eritrea Asmara
Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Gabon Libreville
Gambia Banjul
Ghana Accra
Guinea Conakry
Guinea-Bissau Bissau
Kenya Nairobi
Lesotho Maseru
Liberia Monrovia
Libya Tripoli
Madagascar Antananarivo
Malawi Lilongwe
Mali Bamako
Mauritania Nouakchott
Mauritius Port Louis
Morocco Rabat
Mozambique Maputo
Namibia Windhoek
Niger Niamey
Nigeria Abuja
Rwanda Kigali
Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé
Senegal Dakar
Seychelles Victoria
Sierra Leone Freetown
Somalia Mogadishu
South Africa Pretoria
Sudan Khartoum
Swaziland Mbabane
Tanzania Dodoma
Togo Lomé
Tunisia Tunis
Western Sahara El-Aaiún
Uganda Kampala
Zambia Lusaka
Zimbabwe Harare


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By Maya Pillai
Published: 10/4/2008
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