| Country |
Capital City |
Currency |
European Languages |
African Languages |
Leader |
Past Leaders (some) |
| Algeria |
Algiers |
Dinar |
French |
Arabic, Berber |
Bouteflika |
Boumedienne, Bendjedid, Chadli, Zeroual |
| Angola |
Luanda |
Kwanza |
Portuguese |
Ovimbundu, Kimbundu, Bakongo, Chikwe |
dos Santos |
Neto |
| Benin |
Porto Novo |
Franc CFA |
French |
Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba |
Kerekou |
Soglo |
| Botswana |
Gabarone |
Pula |
English |
Setswana |
Mogae |
Masire |
| Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
Franc CFA |
French |
Mossi, Gouronsi, Bobo, Lobi, Mande |
Compaore |
Sankara, Ouedraogo |
| Burundi |
Bujumbura |
Franc |
French |
Kirundi, Kiswahili |
Ndayizeye |
Buyoya |
| Cameroon |
Yaounde |
Franc CFA |
French, English |
Bantu |
Biya |
Ahidjo |
| Cape Verde Islands |
Praia |
Escudo |
Portuguese |
Criuolo |
Pires |
Mascarenhas |
| Central African Republic |
Bangui |
Franc CFA |
French |
Sangho |
Boziz? |
Bokassa, Dacko, Kolingba, Patasse |
| Chad |
N'Djamena |
Franc CFA |
French |
Arabic, Sara |
D?by |
Habre |
| Comoros |
Moroni |
Franc |
French |
Arabic, Shikomoro |
Assoumani |
Djohar |
| Congo, Republic of |
Brazzaville |
Franc CFA |
French |
Lingala, Kikongo, Munokotoba, Kibongo |
Sassou-Nguesso |
Lissouba |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of |
Kinshasa |
Franc |
French |
Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba |
Kabila |
Mobutu, Kabila |
| C?te d'Ivoire |
Yamoussoukro |
Franc CFA |
French |
Akan, Dru, Dioula, Mandinka, Wolo |
Gbagbo |
Houphouet-Boigny, Bedi? |
| Djibouti |
Djibouti |
Franc |
French |
Arabic, Somali, Afar |
Guelleh |
Aptidon |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Pound |
English, French |
Arabic |
Mubarak |
Nasser, Sadat |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
Franc CFA |
Spanish, French |
Fang, Bubi, Ibo, pidgin English |
Mbasogo |
Nguema |
| Eritrea |
Asmara |
Nafka |
English |
?Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya |
Afwerki |
|
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
Birr |
English |
Amharic, Somali, Arabic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna |
Zenawi |
Selassie |
| Gabon |
Libreville |
Franc CFA |
French |
Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi |
Bongo |
|
| Gambia |
Banjul |
Dalasi |
English |
Malinke, Wolof, Fula |
Jammeh |
Jawara |
| Ghana |
Accra |
Cedi |
English |
Akan, Twi, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga |
Kufuor |
Nkrumah, Rwalings |
| Guinea |
Conakry |
Franc |
French |
Malink?, Fulani, Susu |
Cont? |
Tour? |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
Franc CFA |
Portuguese |
Criolo, Balante, Malinke, Fulani |
Rosa |
Cabral, Vieira |
| Kenya |
Nairobi |
Shilling |
English |
Kiswahili |
Kibaki |
Kenyatta, Moi |
| Lesotho |
Maseru |
Loti |
English |
Sesotho, Zulu, Xhosa |
Letsie III |
Letsie, Mokhele |
| Liberia |
Monrovia |
Dollar |
English |
Kru, Mandingo, Gola |
Bryant |
Tubman, Tolbert, Doe, Taylor |
| Libya |
Tripoli, Benghazi |
Dinar |
English, Italian |
Arabic, Berber |
Qadhafi |
Idris |
| Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
Franc |
French |
Malagasy |
Ravalomanana |
Zafy |
| Malawi |
Lilongwe |
Kwacha |
English |
Chichewa |
Mutharika |
Banda, Muluzi |
| Mali |
Bamako |
Franc CFA |
French |
Bambara |
Tour? |
Traor?, Konar? |
| Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
Ouguiya |
French |
?Hassaniya Arabic, Wolof; Pulaar, Soninke |
Taya |
|
| Mauritius |
Port Louis |
Rupee |
English, French |
Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori, Chinese |
Jugnauth |
Uteem |
| Morocco |
Rabat |
Dirham |
French, Spanish |
Arabic, Berber |
Mohammed VI |
Mohammed V, Hassan II |
| Mozambique |
Maputo |
Metical |
Portuguese |
Bantu languages |
Guebuza |
Machel, Chissano |
| Namibia |
Windhoek |
Dollar |
English, German |
Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, Herero, Nama |
Pohamba |
Nujoma |
| Niger |
Niamey |
Franc CFA |
French |
Hausa, Djerma, Buduma, Tuareg, Tembou, Fulani |
Ousmane |
Hamani |
| Nigeria |
Abuja |
Naira |
English |
Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Edo, Fulani |
Obasanjo |
Azikwe, Ojukwu, Mohammed, Shangari, Buhari, Abiola, Abacha |
| Rwanda |
Kigali |
Franc |
French, English |
Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili |
Kagame |
Habyarimana |
| Sao Tom? and Principe |
Sao Tom? |
Dobra |
Portuguese |
|
Menezes |
Troviada |
| Senegal |
Dakar |
Franc CFA |
French |
Wolof, Peulh, Fulani, Serere, Tuluker, Diola, Sarakole, Mandingo |
Wade |
Senghor, Diouf |
| Seychelles |
Victoria (Mahe) |
Rupee |
English, French |
?Seselwa Creole |
Michel |
Ren? |
| Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
Leone |
English |
Krio, Mende, Limba, Temne |
Kabbah |
Stevens, Momoh, Strasser |
| Somalia |
Mogadishu |
Shilling |
English, Italian |
Somali, Arabic |
Ahmed |
Aydid |
| South Africa |
Pretoria, Cape Town |
Rand |
English |
Afrikaans, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
Mbeki |
Vervoerd, de Klerk, Mandela |
| Sudan |
Khartoum |
Dinar |
English |
Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic |
Bashir |
Mahdi |
| Swaziland |
Mbabane, Lobamba |
Lilangeni |
English |
Siswati |
Mswati III |
|
| Tanzania |
Dodoma |
Shilling |
English |
Kiswahili, Arabic |
Mkapa |
Nyere, Mwinyi |
| Togo |
Lome |
Franc CFA |
French |
Kabye, Ewe, Mina, Cotocoli, Konkomba |
Gnassingb? |
Olympio, Eyadema |
| Tunisia |
Tunis |
Dinar |
French |
Arabic |
Ben Ali |
Bourguiba |
| Uganda |
Kampala |
Shilling |
English |
Luganda, Kiswahili, Arabic, Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan |
Museveni |
Obote, Amin |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
Kwacha |
English |
Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga |
Mwanawasa |
Kaunda, Chiluba |
| Zimbabwe |
Harare |
Dollar |
English |
Shona, Sindebele |
Mugabe |
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