The Capitals of Africa Quiz can be challenging, but if you use this list, you could join the 21.8% of users who nail it.
With 54 countries, Africa is the continent with the most countries. So you’re probably going to need a little help if you want to memorize the countries and capitals of this region of the world. That’s where we come in. We’re publishing this list to help you learn them, and then with some solid Sporcle quizzes to cement the knowledge in, you’ll be unstoppable.
And if you want to learn even more about Africa, make sure to check out these 10 Interesting Facts about Africa.
The List of the Countries and Capitals of Africa
| Country | Capital |
| Algeria | Algiers |
| Angola | Luanda |
| Benin | Porto |
| Botswana | Gaborone |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou |
| Burundi | Bujumbura |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé |
| Cabo Verde | Praia |
| Central African Republic | Bangui |
| Chad | N’Djamena |
| Comoros | Moroni |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| Egypt | Cairo |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo |
| Eritrea | Asmara |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Gabon | Libreville |
| 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 |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville |
| Rwanda | Kigali |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| Seychelles | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| Somalia | Mogadishu |
| South Africa | Cape Town, Pretoria & Bloemfontein |
| South Sudan | Juba |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Swaziland | Mbabane |
| Tanzania | Dodoma |
| The Gambia | Banjul |
| Togo | Lomé |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Uganda | Kampala |
| Zambia | Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe | Harare |
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