Alphabetical List of All African Countries

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Updated on September 22, 2022

Below is an alphabetical list of all African countries, along with capitals and the state names as they are known within each country or in local official languages. In addition to the current sovereign states in Africa, the list also includes Western Sahara, which is recognized by the African Union and some United Nations members.

Alphabetical List of All African Countries

Official State Name (English)	Capital	National State Name
Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algiers)	Algiers	Al Jaza'ir
Angola (Republic of Angola)	Luanda	Angola
Benin (Republic of Benin)	Porto-Novo (official); Cotonou (seat of government	Benin
Botswana (Republic of Botswana)	Gaborone	Botswana
Burkina Faso	Oaugadougou	Burkina Faso
Burundi (Republic of Burundi)	Bujumbura (economic); Gitega (political, as of 2019)	Burundi
Cape Verde (Republic of Cabo Verde)	Praia	Cabo Verde
Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon)	Yaoundé	Cameroon; Cameroun
Central African Republic (CAR)	Bangui	Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; Republique Centrafricaine
Chad (Republic of Chad)	N'Djamena	Tchad
Comoros (Union of the Comoros)	Moroni	Komori; Comores; al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī
Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Kinshasa	Republique Democratique du Congo
Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)	Brazzaville	Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (administrative seat)	Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)	Djibouti	Djibouti; Jabuuti
Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt)	Cairo	Miṣr
Equatorial Guinea (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)	Malabo	Guinea Ecuatorial; Guinee Equatoriale
Eritrea (State of Eritrea)	Asmara	Ertra
Eswatini (Kingdom of Eswatini)	Mbabane (official); Lobamba (royal and legislative)	Umbuso weSwatini
Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)	Addis Ababa	Ityop'iya
Gabon (Gabonese Republic)	Libreville	Gabon
Gambia (Republic of the Gambia)	Banjul	The Gambia
Ghana (Republic of Ghana)	Accra	Ghana
Guinea (Republic of Guinea)	Conakry	Guinee
Guinea-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)	Bissau	Guine-Bissau
Kenya (Republic of Kenya)	Nairobi	Kenya
Lesotho (Kingdom of Lesotho)	Maseru	Lesotho
Liberia (Republic of Liberia)	Monrovia	Liberia
Libya	Tripoli	Libiya
Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar)	Antananarivo	Madagascar; Madagasikara
Malawi (Republic of Malawi)	Lilongwe	Malawi
Mali (Republic of Mali)	Bamako	Mali
Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)	Nouakchott	Muritaniyah
Mauritius (Republic of Mauritius)	Port Louis	Mauritius
Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco)	Rabat	al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyyah
Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique)	Maputo	Mocambique
Namibia (Republic of Namibia)	Windhoek	Namibia
Niger (Republic of Niger)	Niamey	Niger
Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)	Abuja	Nigeria
Rwanda (Republic of Rwanda)	Kigali	Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe)	São Tomé	São Tomé e Principe
Senegal (Republic of Senegal)	Dakar	Senegal
Seychelles (Republic of Seychelles)	Victoria	Seychelles
Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone)	Freetown	Sierra Leone
Somalia (Federal Republic of Somalia)*	Mogadishu	Soomaaliya
South Africa (Republic of South Africa)	Pretoria	South Africa
South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan)	Juba	South Sudan
Sudan (Republic of the Sudan)	Khartoum	Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān
Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania)	Dodoma (official); Dar es Salaam (former capital and executive seat)	Tanzania
Togo (Togolese Republic)	Lomé	Republique Togolaise
Tunisia (Republic of Tunisia)	Tunis	al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah
Uganda (Republic of Uganda)	Kampala	Uganda
Sahrawi Arab Democractic Republic (Western Sahara)**	El Aaiún (official); Tifariti (provisional)	Sahrawi
Zambia (Republic of Zambia)	Lusaka	Zambia
Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe)	Harare	Zimbabwe

*The autonomous region of Somaliland (located within Somalia) is not included in this list as it has not yet been recognized by any sovereign states.

**The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially-recognized state, recognized by the African Union and 41 United Nations member states, but also claimed by Morocco.

Sources:

The World Factbook(2013-14). Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2013 (updated 15 July 2015) (accessed 24 July 2015).

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