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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.
1) Algeria – Algiers
2) Angola – Luanda
3) Benin – Porto-Novo
4) Botswana – Gaborone
5) Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
6) Burundi – Bujumbura
7) Cameroon – Yaounde
The Republic of Cabo Verde – Praia
9) The Central African Republic – Bangui
10) Chad – N’Djamena
11) Comoros – Moroni
12) Democratic Republic of Congo – Kinshasa
13) Republic of Congo – Brazzaville
14) Cote d’Ivoire – Yamoussoukro
15) Djibouti – Djibouti
16) Egypt – Cairo
17) Equatorial Guinea – Malabo
18) Eritrea – Asmara
19) Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
20) Gabon – Libreville
21) Gambia – Banjul
22) Ghana – Accra
23) Guinea – Conakry
24) Guinea-Bissau – Bissau
25) Kenya – Nairobi
26) Lesotho – Maseru
27) Liberia – Monrovia
28) Libya – Tripoli
29) Madagascar – Antananarivo
30) Malawi – Lilongwe
31) Mali – Bamako
32) Mauritania – Nouakchott
33) Mauritius – Port Louis
34) Morocco – Rabat
35) Mozambique – Maputo
36) Namibia – Windhoek
37) Niger – Niamey
38) Nigeria – Abuja
39) Rwanda – Kigali
40) Republic Arab Saharawi Democratic – Aauin
41) Sao Tome and Principe – Sao Tome
42) Senegal – Dakar
43) Seychelles – Victoria
44) Sierra Leone – Freetown
45) Somalia – Mogadishu
46) South Africa – Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judicial), Capetown (Legislative)
47) South Sudan – Juba
48) Sudan – Khartoum
49) Swaziland – Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane (Administrative)
50) Tanzania – Dar es Salaam (Traditional capital) Dodoma (Location of legislature)
51) Togo – Lomé
52) Tunisia – Tunis
53) Uganda – Kampala
54) Zambia – Lusaka
55) Zimbabwe – Harare

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