Countries in Africa

A is for Algeria

Countries, Countries in Africa

Algeria is a country in north west Africa. The capital of Algeria is Algiers. People in Algeria speak Arabic.

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A is for Angola

Countries, Countries in Africa

Angola is a country in southern Africa. The capital of Angola is Luanda. People in Angola speak Portuguese.

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B is for Benin

Countries, Countries in Africa

Benin is a country in west Africa. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, and the largest city in Benin is Cotonou. People in Benin speak French.

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B is for Botswana

Countries, Countries in Africa

Botswana is a country in southern Africa. It is one of the sparsest populated countries in the world. The capital of Botswana is Gaborone.

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B is for Burkina Faso

Countries, Countries in Africa

Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa. The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou. People in Burkina Faso speak French.

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Burundi is a country in eastern Africa. It is one of the five poorest countries in the world. The capital of Burundi is Gitega and the largest city in Burundi is Bujumbura. People in Burundi speak Kirundi, French and Swahili.

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Generated image of the flag of Cabo Verde

C is for Cabo Verde

Countries, Countries in Africa

Cabo Verde, formerly known in English as Cape Verde, is an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Cabo Verde is Praia. People in Cabo Verde speak Portuguese.

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C is for Cameroon

Countries, Countries in Africa

Cameroon (officially the Republic of Cameroon) a country in Central Africa. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, as well as English and French. The capital city of the country is Yaoundé.

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The flag of the Central African Republic.

C is for Central African Republic

Countries, Countries in Africa

The Central African Republic is a country located in Central Africa. The capital of the Central African Republic is Bangui. People in the Central African Republic speak French and Sango.

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C is for Chad (Country)

Countries, Countries in Africa

Chad is a country located in Central Africa. The capital of Chad is N'Djamena. People in Chad speak French and Arabic.

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C is for Comoros

Countries, Countries in Africa

Comoros is an island country located in the Indian Ocean. The capital of Comoros is Moroni. People in Comoros speak French, Comorian, and Arabic.

Pymouss / CC BY-SA

Generated image of the flag of Congo-Brazzaville

C is for Congo (Brazzaville)

Countries, Countries in Africa

The Republic of the Congo, commonly called Congo-Brazzaville, is a country in Central Africa. The capital of the Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville. People in the Republic of the Congo speak French.

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C is for Congo (Kinshasa)

Countries, Countries in Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, and nicknamed Congo-Kinshasa was colonized by Belgium (it was famously the private property of King Leopold II, and later called the Belgian Congo). In the 1970s and 80s, a dictator renamed the whole country Zaire, but it changed back to the DRC in 1997. It is the second-largest country in Africa by land area. The capital of The Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa.

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C is for Cote d'Ivoire

Countries, Countries in Africa

Cote d'Ivoire, commonly known in English as Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa. The capital of Cote d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro. People in Cote d'Ivoire speak French.

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D is for Djibouti

Countries, Countries in Africa

Djibouti is a small, strategically vital nation in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and the Red Sea.
The capital of Djibouti is Djibouti City.

AMISOM Public Information / CC BY-SA

E is for Egypt

Countries, Countries in Africa

Egypt is a country bridging north Africa and Asia. The capital of Egypt is Cairo. People in Egypt speak Arabic.

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Generated image of the flag of Equatorial Guinea

E is for Equatorial Guinea

Countries, Countries in Africa

Equatorial Guinea is a country located in Central Africa. The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Ciudad de la Paz. People in Equatorial Guinea speak French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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E is for Eritrea

Countries, Countries in Africa

Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital of Eritrea is Asmara. People in Eritrea speak Tigrigna, English, and Arabic.

Wonderlane / Inspired By (CC BY)

E is for Eswatini

Countries, Countries in Africa

Eswatini is a small, landlocked country in southern Africa and was called Swaziland until 2018. It is bordered by South Africa on three sides and Mozambique on the east. Its people are known as the Swazi, and siSwati and English are official languages. Mbabane is the administrative capital, while Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital. Manzini is the largest city.

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E is for Ethiopia

Countries, Countries in Africa

Ethiopia has the second largest number of people of any African country. The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. People in Ethiopia speak Amharic.

Arlington National Cemetery / Public Domain

Countries in Africa

A is for Algeria

A is for Angola

B is for Benin

B is for Botswana

B is for Burkina Faso

B is for Burundi

C is for Cabo Verde

C is for Cameroon

C is for Central African Republic

C is for Chad (Country)

C is for Comoros

C is for Congo (Brazzaville)

C is for Congo (Kinshasa)

C is for Cote d'Ivoire

D is for Djibouti

E is for Egypt

E is for Equatorial Guinea

E is for Eritrea

E is for Eswatini

E is for Ethiopia