List of countries in Africa and their capitals sorted out in alphabetical order for easy reading. I have also taken time to answer a few common questions about Africa
Is Africa a Country or a Continent?
Africa is a continent. Although, it is often confused as a country, especially by people who have never visited Africa.
How Many Countries Are In Africa?
According to the African Union, there are 55 Countries in Africa.
List of Countries In Africa
The following is a list of all recognized countries in Africa and their capitals sorted out in alphabetical order. The Capitals are in bold letters to allow for visual clarity.
- Algeria – Algiers
- Angola – Luanda
- Benin – Porto-Novo
- Botswana – Gaborone
- Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
- Burundi – Bujumbura
- Cameroon – Yaounde
- The Republic of Cabo Verde – Praia
- The Central African Republic – Bangui
- Chad – N’Djamena
- Comoros – Moroni
- Democratic Republic of Congo – Kinshasa
- Republic of Congo – Brazzaville
- Cote d’Ivoire – Yamoussoukro
- 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
- Republic Arab Saharawi Democratic – Aauin
- Sao Tome and Principe – Sao Tome
- Senegal – Dakar
- Seychelles – Victoria
- Sierra Leone – Freetown
- Somalia – Mogadishu
- South Africa – Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judicial), Capetown (Legislative)
- South Sudan – Juba
- Sudan – Khartoum
- Swaziland – Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane (Administrative)
- Tanzania – Dar es Salaam (Traditional capital) Dodoma (Location of legislature)
- Togo – Lomé
- Tunisia – Tunis
- Uganda – Kampala
- Zambia – Lusaka
- Zimbabwe – Harare
Are these all the countries in Africa?
Yes.
Note: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially independent country, but there remains a bone of contention between the country and Morocco. Morocco left the African Union because the African Union recognizes the legitimacy of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. However, Morocco has now rejoined the Africa Union.