Continent

Africa

Saharan routes, Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts, rainforest cities, highlands and southern road trips. Africa is easiest to browse through regional country groups.

How Africa fits together

Africa has long-running regional routes, ports, inland corridors and cultural centers.
Air links, city hubs and regional gateways shape how visitors move today.
Africa works best as practical country groups rather than one long alphabetical list.
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Route logic

  • North: Mediterranean cities, Sahara edges and Red Sea routes.
  • West: Atlantic capitals, Sahel routes, coastal food and music cities.
  • Central: Rainforest, Congo basin routes and Gulf of Guinea links.
  • East: Great Lakes, highlands, safari circuits and Indian Ocean access.
  • South: Southern road trips, wine regions, deserts and coastal cities.

Countries by region

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AngolaCentral Africa36.2M1.2M km2
CameroonCentral Africa29.4M475k km2
Central African RepublicCentral Africa6.5M623k km2
ChadCentral Africa19.3M1.3M km2
Democratic Republic of the CongoCentral Africa112.8M2.3M km2
Equatorial GuineaCentral Africa1.7M28k km2
GabonCentral Africa2.5M268k km2
Republic of the CongoCentral Africa6.1M342k km2
Sao Tome and PrincipeCentral Africa240k964 km2
BurundiEastern Africa12.3M28k km2
ComorosEastern Africa920k2k km2
DjiboutiEastern Africa1.1M23k km2
EritreaEastern Africa3.6M118k km2
EthiopiaEastern Africa111.7M1.1M km2
KenyaEastern Africa53.3M580k km2
MadagascarEastern Africa31.7M587k km2
MalawiEastern Africa20.7M118k km2
MauritiusEastern Africa1.2M2k km2
MozambiqueEastern Africa34.1M802k km2
RwandaEastern Africa14.1M26k km2
SeychellesEastern Africa123k452 km2
SomaliaEastern Africa19.7M638k km2
South SudanEastern Africa15.8M620k km2
TanzaniaEastern Africa68.2M947k km2
UgandaEastern Africa45.9M242k km2
ZambiaEastern Africa19.7M753k km2
ZimbabweEastern Africa17.1M391k km2
AlgeriaNorthern Africa47.4M2.4M km2
EgyptNorthern Africa107.3M1M km2-53.6%
LibyaNorthern Africa7.5M1.8M km2
MoroccoNorthern Africa36.8M447k km2
SudanNorthern Africa51.7M1.9M km2
TunisiaNorthern Africa12M164k km2
BotswanaSouthern Africa2.4M582k km2
EswatiniSouthern Africa1.2M17k km2
LesothoSouthern Africa2.1M30k km2
NamibiaSouthern Africa3M826k km2
South AfricaSouthern Africa63.1M1.2M km2-52.0%
BeninWestern Africa13.2M113k km2
Burkina FasoWestern Africa24.1M273k km2
Cabo VerdeWestern Africa491k4k km2
GambiaWestern Africa2.4M11k km2
GhanaWestern Africa33.7M239k km2
GuineaWestern Africa14.4M246k km2
Guinea-BissauWestern Africa1.8M36k km2
Ivory CoastWestern Africa31.9M322k km2
LiberiaWestern Africa5.2M111k km2
MaliWestern Africa22.4M1.2M km2
MauritaniaWestern Africa4.9M1M km2
NigerWestern Africa26.3M1.3M km2
NigeriaWestern Africa223.8M924k km2
SenegalWestern Africa18.6M197k km2
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa9.1M72k km2
TogoWestern Africa8.1M57k km2

Global events in Africa

LIV Golf South Africa thumbnailLIV Golf South AfricaMar 19-22 - Johannesburg, South Africa

Known for

Sahara routesWildlife corridorsIndian Ocean islandsAtlantic coastGreat LakesHighland capitalsFestival citiesLong-distance routes

Planning read

How should I browse Africa?Start with the country groups, then open a country page for cities, events, food and travel context.
What is the useful split?Use the regional groups to compare nearby countries and routes without scanning one long list.
Where do events fit?Country pages show local event cards; this continent page gives a quick cross-continent entry point.
Last updated15 June 2026.