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African Capitals Quiz

Question: Algeria
Answer: Algiers is the capital of Algeria.
Question: Senegal
Answer: Dakar is the capital of Senegal.
Question: Zambia
Answer: Lusaka is the capital of Zambia.
Question: Botswana
Answer: Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. (The high court meets in Lobatse.)
Question: Tanzania
Answer: Dodoma became the designated national capital of Tanzania in 1974; Dar es Salaam remains the seat of most government functions.
Question: Zimbabwe
Answer: Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe.
Question: Mali
Answer: Bamako is the capital of Mali.
Question: Equatorial Guinea
Answer: Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea.
Question: Lesotho
Answer: Maseru is the capital of Lesotho.
Question: Morocco
Answer: Rabat is the capital of Morocco.
Question: Egypt
Answer: Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
Question: Central African Republic
Answer: Bangui is the capital of the Central African Republic.
Question: Guinea-Bissau
Answer: Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
Question: Nigeria
Answer: Abuja is the capital of Nigeria.
Question: Sao Tome and Principe
Answer: São Tomé is the capital of Sao Tome and Principe.
Question: Mozambique
Answer: Maputo is the capital of Mozambique.
Question: Côte d’Ivoire
Answer: Yamoussoukro is the capital of Côte d’Ivoire, though Abidjan is its de facto capital.
Question: Niger
Answer: Niamey is the capital of Niger.
Question: Sierra Leone
Answer: Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone.
Question: Burkina Faso
Answer: Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso.
Question: Benin
Answer: Porto-Novo is Benin''s official capital; it was established under the constitution and is the seat of the legislature. The president and most government ministers reside in Cotonou.
Question: Namibia
Answer: Windhoek is the capital of Namibia.
Question: The Gambia
Answer: Banjul is the capital of The Gambia.
Question: Libya
Answer: Tripoli is the capital of Libya.
Question: Mauritania
Answer: Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania.
Question: Eritrea
Answer: Asmara is the capital of Eritrea.
Question: Kenya
Answer: Nairobi is the capital of Kenya.
Question: Malawi
Answer: Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi.
Question: Sudan
Answer: Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.
Question: South Sudan
Answer: Juba is the capital of South Sudan.
Question: Eswatini (Swaziland)
Answer: The administrative and judicial capital of Eswatini is Mbabane; Lobamba is the country''s legislative capital.
Question: Chad
Answer: N''Djamena is the capital of Chad.
Question: Togo
Answer: Lomé is the capital of Togo.
Question: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Answer: Kinshasha is the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Question: Uganda
Answer: Kampala is the capital of Uganda.
Question: Guinea
Answer: Conakry is the capital of Guinea.
Question: Angola
Answer: Luanda is the capital of Angola.
Question: Tunisia
Answer: Tunis is the capital of Tunisia.
Question: Rwanda
Answer: Kigali is the capital of Rwanda.
Question: Republic of the Congo
Answer: Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo.
Question: Burundi
Answer: Gitega is the capital of Burundi.
Question: Somalia
Answer: Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia.
Question: Djibouti
Answer: Djibouti is the capital of Djibouti.
Question: Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
Answer: Praia is the capital of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde).
Question: Gabon
Answer: Libreville is the capital of Gabon.
Question: Cameroon
Answer: Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon.
Question: Liberia
Answer: Monrovia is the capital of Liberia.
Question: Ethiopia
Answer: Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia.
Question: Ghana
Answer: Accra is the capital of Ghana.