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Countries of Africa (list and map; 2026)

- Last update: 26/06/2026; Author: Learner Trip
Africa countries map

1. INTRODUCTION

Below you can find a list and a map with the current 54 sovereign countries of Africa (2026).

I hope you find the information interesting.

 

2. COUNTRIES OF AFRICA (54)

  1. Nigeria
  2. Ethiopia
  3. Egypt
  4. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  5. South Africa
  6. Tanzania
  7. Kenya
  8. Sudan
  9. Algeria
  10. Uganda
  11. Morocco
  12. Mozambique
  13. Ghana
  14. Angola
  15. Ivory Coast
  16. Madagascar
  17. Cameroon
  18. Niger
  19. Burkina Faso
  20. Mali
  21. Malawi
  22. Zambia
  23. Somalia
  24. Senegal
  25. Chad
  26. Zimbabwe
  27. South Sudan
  28. Rwanda
  29. Tunisia
  30. Guinea
  31. Benin
  32. Burundi
  33. Togo
  34. Eritrea
  35. Sierra Leone
  36. Libya
  37. Republic of the Congo
  38. Central African Republic
  39. Liberia
  40. Mauritania
  41. Namibia
  42. Botswana
  43. Gambia
  44. Equatorial Guinea
  45. Lesotho
  46. Gabon
  47. Guinea-Bissau
  48. Mauritius
  49. Eswatini
  50. Djibouti
  51. Comoros
  52. Cape Verde
  53. São Tomé and Príncipe
  54. Seychelles

 

3. MAP WITH THE LOCATION OF THE COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

Map with the countries of Africa (2026)

 

4. NOTES AND CLARIFICATIONS

  • Western Sahara is not a sovereign country, but a disputed territory between the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Morocco.

 

5. REFERENCES

  • Un.org – United Nations (2026). Member States. Available [HERE].
 

Learner Trip

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11 Comments

  1. Thank you for your work and this list of countries in Africa; please tell me what order the list is in: population, land mass, economy or other division.

  2. i love africa it is my home my happy place my life is there. if there was no africa then i will lose evrything i love evryone should know how africa is amazing and thanks to this website africa can be heard

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