Africa Countries

Angola

This country is a Southern African nation whose varied terrain encompasses tropical Atlantic beaches, a labyrinthine system of rivers and Sub-Saharan desert that extends across the border into Namibia.

Ivory Coast

This country is a West African country with beach resorts, rainforests and a French-colonial legacy.

Togo

This country is a West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, is known for its palm-lined beaches and hilltop villages.

Republic of the Congo

This country is a central African nation with rainforest reserves that are habitats for gorillas.

Gabon

This country is a country along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, has significant areas of protected parkland. The forested coastal terrain of its famed Loango National Park shelters.

Kenya

This country is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean.

Sudan

This country is a country in Northern Africa.

Guinea

This country is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

Liberia

This country is a country in West Africa, bordering Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Sierra Leone

This country is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean.

Namibia

This country is a country in southwest Africa, is distinguished by the Namib Desert along its Atlantic Ocean coast.

Mauritania

This country is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwestern Africa

Egypt

This country is a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

This country is a country located in Central Africa. The country was known as Zaire between 1971 and 1997.

Somalia

This country is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest.

Senegal

This country is a country on Africa's west coast with a rich French colonial heritage and many natural attractions.

South Africa

This country is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems.

Western Sahara

This country is a disputed territory in the Maghreb region of North Africa, partially controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and partially Moroccan-occupied.

Lesotho

This country is a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana.

Madagascar

This country is a huge island nation off the southeast coast of Africa.

Rwanda

This country is a landlocked East African country with a green, mountainous landscape.

Algeria

This country is a North African country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior.

Equatorial Guinea

This contry is a Central African country comprising the Rio Muni mainland and 5 volcanic offshore islands.

Benin

This country is a French-speaking West African nation, is a birthplace of the vodun religion and home to the former Dahomey Kingdom from circa 1600-1900.

Morocco

This country is a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences.

Tunisia

This country is a North African country bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert.

Central African Republic

This country is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the west.

Chad

This country is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest and Niger to the west.

Uganda

This country is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria.

South Sudan

This country is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.

Botswana

This country is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods.

Mali

This country is a landlocked country in West Africa, a region geologically identified with the West African Craton.

Burkina Faso

This country is a landlocked country in West Africa.

Niger

This country is a landlocked country in Western Africa named after a river.

Malawi

This country is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi.

Zimbabwe

This country is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for its dramatic landscape and diverse wildlife, much of it within parks, reserves and safari areas.

Burundi

This country is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

Zambia

This country is a landlocked country of rugged terrain and diverse wildlife, with many parks and safari areas.

Ghana

This country is a nation on West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, is known for diverse wildlife, old forts and secluded beaches, such as at Busua.

Cape Verde

This country is a nation on a volcanic archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa.

Eritrea

This country is a northeast African country on the Red Sea coast. It shares borders with Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti.

Gambia

This country is a small West African country, bounded by Senegal, with a narrow Atlantic coastline.

Swaziland

This country is a small, landlocked monarchy in southern Africa, is known for its wilderness reserves and festivals showcasing traditional culture.

Mozambique

This country is a southern African nation whose long Indian Ocean coastline is dotted with popular beaches like Tofo, as well as offshore marine parks.

Libya

This country is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.

Guinea-Bissau

This country is a tropical country on West Africa's Atlantic coast that's known for national parks and wildlife.

Comoros

This country is a volcanic archipelago off Africa's east coast, in the warm Indian Ocean waters of the Mozambique Channel.

Nigeria

This country is an African country on the Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves.

São Tomé and Príncipe

This country is an African island nation close to the equator, is part of a volcano chain featuring striking rock and coral formations, rainforests and beaches.

Tanzania

This country is an East African country known for its vast wilderness areas.

Mauritius

This country is an Indian Ocean island nation, is known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs.

Seyechelles

This country is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa.

Ethiopia

This country is in the Horn of Africa, is a rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. With archaeological finds dating back more than 3 million years, it's a place of ancient culture.

Cameroon

This country is on the Gulf of Guinea, is a Central African country of varied terrain and wildlife.

Djibouti

This is country on the Horn of Africa, is a mostly French- and Arabic-speaking country of dry shrublands, volcanic formations and Gulf of Aden beaches.