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Below is an alphabetical list of all African countries, along with capitals and the state names as they are known within each country or in local official languages. In addition to the current sovereign states in Africa, the list also includes Western Sahara, which is recognized by the African Union and some United Nations members.
Alphabetical List of All African Countries
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| Official State Name (English) | Capital | National State Name |
| Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algiers) | Algiers | Al Jaza'ir |
| Angola (Republic of Angola) | Luanda | Angola |
| Benin (Republic of Benin) | Porto-Novo (official); Cotonou (seat of government | Benin |
| Botswana (Republic of Botswana) | Gaborone | Botswana |
| Burkina Faso | Oaugadougou | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi (Republic of Burundi) | Bujumbura (economic); Gitega (political, as of 2019) | Burundi |
| Cape Verde (Republic of Cabo Verde) | Praia | Cabo Verde |
| Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon) | Yaoundé | Cameroon; Cameroun |
| Central African Republic (CAR) | Bangui | Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; Republique Centrafricaine |
| Chad (Republic of Chad) | N'Djamena | Tchad |
| Comoros (Union of the Comoros) | Moroni | Komori; Comores; al-IttiḥÄd al-QumurÄ« |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Kinshasa | Republique Democratique du Congo |
| Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (administrative seat) | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) | Djibouti | Djibouti; Jabuuti |
| Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt) | Cairo | Miá¹£r |
| Equatorial Guinea (Republic of Equatorial Guinea) | Malabo | Guinea Ecuatorial; Guinee Equatoriale |
| Eritrea (State of Eritrea) | Asmara | Ertra |
| Eswatini (Kingdom of Eswatini) | Mbabane (official); Lobamba (royal and legislative) | Umbuso weSwatini |
| Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) | Addis Ababa | Ityop'iya |
| Gabon (Gabonese Republic) | Libreville | Gabon |
| Gambia (Republic of the Gambia) | Banjul | The Gambia |
| Ghana (Republic of Ghana) | Accra | Ghana |
| Guinea (Republic of Guinea) | Conakry | Guinee |
| Guinea-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau) | Bissau | Guine-Bissau |
| Kenya (Republic of Kenya) | Nairobi | Kenya |
| Lesotho (Kingdom of Lesotho) | Maseru | Lesotho |
| Liberia (Republic of Liberia) | Monrovia | Liberia |
| Libya | Tripoli | Libiya |
| Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar) | Antananarivo | Madagascar; Madagasikara |
| Malawi (Republic of Malawi) | Lilongwe | Malawi |
| Mali (Republic of Mali) | Bamako | Mali |
| Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) | Nouakchott | Muritaniyah |
| Mauritius (Republic of Mauritius) | Port Louis | Mauritius |
| Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco) | Rabat | al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyyah |
| Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique) | Maputo | Mocambique |
| Namibia (Republic of Namibia) | Windhoek | Namibia |
| Niger (Republic of Niger) | Niamey | Niger |
| Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria) | Abuja | Nigeria |
| Rwanda (Republic of Rwanda) | Kigali | Rwanda |
| São Tomé and Principe (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe) | São Tomé | São Tomé e Principe |
| Senegal (Republic of Senegal) | Dakar | Senegal |
| Seychelles (Republic of Seychelles) | Victoria | Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) | Freetown | Sierra Leone |
| Somalia (Federal Republic of Somalia)* | Mogadishu | Soomaaliya |
| South Africa (Republic of South Africa) | Pretoria | South Africa |
| South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan) | Juba | South Sudan |
| Sudan (Republic of the Sudan) | Khartoum | JumhÅ«riyyat as-SÅ«dÄn |
| Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania) | Dodoma (official); Dar es Salaam (former capital and executive seat) | Tanzania |
| Togo (Togolese Republic) | Lomé | Republique Togolaise |
| Tunisia (Republic of Tunisia) | Tunis | al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah |
| Uganda (Republic of Uganda) | Kampala | Uganda |
| Sahrawi Arab Democractic Republic (Western Sahara)** | El Aaiún (official); Tifariti (provisional) | Sahrawi |
| Zambia (Republic of Zambia) | Lusaka | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe) | Harare | Zimbabwe |
*The autonomous region of Somaliland (located within Somalia) is not included in this list as it has not yet been recognized by any sovereign states.
**The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially-recognized state, recognized by the African Union and 41 United Nations member states, but also claimed by Morocco