Africa is the second largest continent in the world and has fifty-four countries. In the 19th century, European sailors discovered this continent. Today, African countries are among the most preferred travel destinations for adventure tourism. African countries are famous for their varied landscapes, flora and fauna, culture and traditions. African cuisine is steadily gaining popularity in other parts of the world. Each African country has a different kind of experience to offer. Take a look at the various African countries and their capitals.
| Countries | Capitals |
| Algeria | Algiers |
| Angola | Luanda |
| Benin | Porto-Novo |
| Botswana | Gaborone |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou |
| Burundi | Bujumbura |
| Cameroon | Yaounde |
| Cape Verde | Praia |
| Central African Republic | Bangui |
| Chad | N'Djamena |
| Comoros | Moroni |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) | Kinshasa |
| Congo, Republic of (Congo-Brazzaville) | Brazzaville |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Yamoussoukro |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| Egypt | Cairo |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo |
| Eritrea | Asmara |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Gabon | Libreville |
| Gambia | Banjul |
| Ghana | Accra |
| Guinea | Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau |
| Kenya | Nairobi |
| Lesotho | Maseru |
| Liberia | Monrovia |
| Libya | Tripoli |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo |
| Malawi | Lilongwe |
| Mali | Bamako |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Morocco | Rabat |
| Mozambique | Maputo |
| Namibia | Windhoek |
| Niger | Niamey |
| Nigeria | Abuja |
| Rwanda | Kigali |
| Sao Tome and Principe | São Tomé |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| Seychelles | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| Somalia | Mogadishu |
| South Africa | Pretoria |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Swaziland | Mbabane |
| Tanzania | Dodoma |
| Togo | Lomé |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Western Sahara | El-Aaiún |
| Uganda | Kampala |
| Zambia | Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe | Harare |
