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African Countries

Africa is home to 54 independent countries, which are all members of the African Union (AU).

Here is a list of all the countries in Africa, organized by region for clarity:

Northern Africa Western Africa Eastern Africa Central Africa Southern Africa
Algeria Benin Burundi Angola Botswana
Egypt Burkina Faso Comoros Cameroon Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Libya Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) Djibouti Central African Republic (CAR) Lesotho
Morocco Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Eritrea Chad Namibia
Sudan Gambia Ethiopia Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) South Africa
Tunisia Ghana Kenya Equatorial Guinea Zambia
Guinea Madagascar Gabon Zimbabwe
Guinea-Bissau Malawi Republic of the Congo
Liberia Mauritius São Tomé and Príncipe
Mali Mozambique
Mauritania Rwanda
Niger Seychelles
Nigeria Somalia
Senegal South Sudan
Sierra Leone Tanzania
Togo Uganda
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