Countries of Africa
Author: Robert W. Penry @ 2021
AFRICAN CONTINENT
Countries | Locations | Status | Notes |
| Algeria | North | Independent 1962 | |
| Angola | South | Independent 1975 | |
| Benin | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Botswana | South-British Commonwealth | Independent 1966 | |
| Burkina Faso | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Burundi | East | Independent 1962 | |
| Cameroon | Central-British Commonwealth | Independent 1961 | |
| Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands) | West | Independent 1975 | Island Nation |
| Central African Republic | Central | Independent 1960 | |
| Chad | Central | Independent 1960 | |
| Comoros | East | Independent 1965 | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Central | Independent 1960 | |
| Congo, Republic of the | Central | Independent 1960 | |
| Djibouti | East | Independent 1977 | |
| Egypt | Middle East | Independent 1922 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | East | Independent 1968 | |
| Eritrea | East | Independent 1993 | |
| Eswatini – aka Swaziland | South-British Commonwealth | Independent 1968 | Absolute Monarchy |
| Ethiopia | East | Independent 1941 | |
| Gabon | Central | Independent 1960 | |
| Ghana | West-British Commonwealth | Independent 1957 | |
| Guinea | West | Independent 1958 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | West | Independent 1973 | |
| Ivory Coast – aka Côte d’Ivoire | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Kenya | East-British Commonwealth | Independent 1963 | |
| Lesotho | South-British Commonwealth | Independent 1966 | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Liberia | West | Independent 1847 | |
| Libya | Middle East | Independent 1951 | |
| Madagascar | East | Independent 1960 | Island Nation |
| Malawi | East-British Commonwealth | Independent 1964 | |
| Mali | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Mauritania | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Mauritius | East-British Commonwealth | Independent 1968 | Island Nation |
| Morocco | North | Independent 1956 | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Mozambique | South | Independent 1975 | |
| Namibia | South | Independent 1990 | |
| Niger | West-British Commonwealth | Independent 1961 | |
| Nigeria | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Réunion | East | French Dept | Island Nation |
| Rwanda | East-British Commonwealth | Independent 1962 | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Central | Independent 1975 | |
| Senegal | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Seychelles | East-British Commonwealth | Independent 1976 | |
| Sierra Leone | West-British Commonwealth | Independent 1961 | |
| Somalia | East | Independent 1960 | |
| South Africa | South-British Commonwealth | Independent 1910 | |
| South Sudan | North | Independent 2011 | |
| Sudan – aka North Sudan | North | Independent 1956 | |
| Tanzania | East-British Commonwealth | Independent 1961 | |
| The Gambia | West-British Commonwealth | Independent 1965 | |
| Togo | West | Independent 1960 | |
| Tunisia | North | Independent 1956 | |
| Uganda | East-British Commonwealth | Independent 1962 | |
| Western Sahara | Noth | Independent 1976 | Disputed Territory |
| Zambia | South-British Commonwealth | Independent 1964 | |
| Zimbabwe | South | Independent 2000 |