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Regional Map of Africa
Countries in East, West, North, Central, and Southern Africa

From Anouk Zijlma, About.com

You often hear people referring to East Africa, or North Africa but it's not always clear which countries belong to which region. Find out from the list below:
Regional Map of Africa showing the main regions designated by the UN

Regional Map of Africa showing the main regions designated by the UN

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Northern Africa (shaded blue on the map) includes:

Western Africa (shaded green on the map) includes:

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cape Verde
  • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Eastern Africa (shaded yellow on the map) includes:

Middle (Central) Africa (shaded purple on the map) includes:

  • Angola
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Republic of the Congo
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (shaded red on the map) includes:

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