List of African capitals

As the less economically developed, many countries of this continent have the lowest level of life quality in the world. Two capital cities, Cape Town and Pretoria in South Africa are considered the best places to live in this region.

The most visited cities by tourists are Cape Town, Cairo and Tunis. These travel destinations are popular among those who seeking for vibrant colors, ancient monuments, natural attractions and exotic wildlife along with beautiful beaches. Less known, but also very exciting are such capitals like Nairobi, Dakar, Port Louis and Antananarivo.

Alphabetical list of capital cities in Africa

Country	Capital city
A
Algeria	Algiers
Angola	Luanda
B
Benin	Porto-Novo
Botswana	Gaborone
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou
Burundi	Bujumbura
C
Cabo Verde	Praia
Cameroon	Yaounde
Central African Republic	Bangui
Chad	N'Djamena
Comoros	Moroni
Democratic Republic of theCongo	Kinshasa
Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville
Cote d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro
D
Djibouti	Djibouti (city)
E
Egypt	Cairo
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo (de jure), Oyala (seat of government)
Eritrea	Asmara
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)	Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative, royal)
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
G
Gabon	Libreville
Gambia	Banjul
Ghana	Accra
Guinea	Conakry
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau
K
Kenya	Nairobi
L
Lesotho	Maseru
Liberia	Monrovia
Libya	Tripoli

Country	Capital city
M
Madagascar	Antananarivo
Malawi	Lilongwe
Mali	Bamako
Mauritania	Nouakchott
Mauritius	Port Louis
Morocco	Rabat
Mozambique	Maputo
N
Namibia	Windhoek
Niger	Niamey
Nigeria	Abuja
R
Rwanda	Kigali
S
Sao Tome and Principe	São Tomé
Senegal	Dakar
Seychelles	Victoria
Sierra Leone	Freetown
Somalia	Mogadishu
South Africa	Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
South Sudan	Juba
Sudan	Khartoum
T
Tanzania	Dodoma
Togo	Lomé
Tunisia	Tunis
U
Uganda	Kampala
Z
Zambia	Lusaka
Zimbabwe	Harare