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Below is an African countries list in alphabetical order, 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.
| Official State Name (English) | Capital | National State Name |
| Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) | 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 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi (Republic of Burundi) | Bujumbura (economic); Gitega (political) | 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 |
| The Comoros (Union of the Comoros) | Moroni | Komori; Comores; al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Kinshasa | République démocratique du Congo |
| Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) | Brazzaville | République du Congo |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (administrative seat) | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) | Djibouti | Djibouti; Jabuuti |
| Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt) | Cairo | Miṣr |
| 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 |
| The 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 | Guiné-Bissau |
| Kenya (Republic of Kenya) | Nairobi | Kenya |
| Lesotho (Kingdom of Lesotho) | Maseru | Lesotho |
| Liberia (Republic of Liberia) | Monrovia | Liberia |
| Libya (State of Libya) | Tripoli | Lībiyā |
| 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-Maghribīyah |
| Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique) | Maputo | Moçambique |
| 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 (executive); Bloemfontein (judicial); Cape Town (legislative) | South Africa |
| South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan) | Juba | South Sudan |
| Sudan (Republic of the Sudan) | Khartoum | Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān |
| Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania) | Dodoma | Tanzania |
| Togo (Togolese Republic) | Lomé | Republique togolaise |
| Tunisia (Republic of Tunisia) | Tunis | al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah |
| Uganda (Republic of Uganda) | Kampala | Uganda |
| Western Sahara** (Sahrawi Arab Democractic Republic) | El Aaiún (official); Tifariti (provisional) | Sahrawi |
| Zambia (Republic of Zambia) | Lusaka | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe) | Harare | Zimbabwe |
In this list of African countries, the autonomous region of Somaliland (located within Somalia) has not been included 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 47 United Nations member states, but also claimed by Morocco.
UN Member States as of May 27th, 2024
