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Chapter 4 of 10All chapters
  1. 1What a capital is
  2. 2Europe
  3. 3Asia
  4. 4Africa
  5. 5The Americas
  6. 6Oceania
  7. 7Purpose-built capitals
  8. 8Capitals that moved
  9. 9Names and renaming
  10. 10How many countries are there

Chapter 4 of 10

Africa

Fifty four countries.

Major capitals

Cairo, Abuja, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Accra, Dakar, Algiers, Rabat, Kinshasa, Kampala, Dar es Salaam for administration with Dodoma as capital, and Pretoria in South Africa.

  • Nigeria moved from Lagos to Abuja in 1991 for a more central position.
  • Addis Ababa hosts the African Union headquarters.

Easily confused

Rabat rather than Casablanca in Morocco, Yamoussoukro rather than Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire, and Dodoma rather than Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.