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Kinshasa, the largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as in Africa, is the nation's financial and economic centre. Lagos, Nigeria is the second largest city in Africa and one of the primary economic hubs for the continent.
Abuja (/ ə ˈ b uː dʒ ə /; [4] Yoruba: Àbújá, Yoruba pronunciation: [à.bú.d͡ʒá]) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, [5] strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, [12] Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world [7] and 7th most populous in Africa.
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu [2] (/ ˌ w ɑː ɡ ə ˈ d uː ɡ uː /, Mossi: Waogdgo Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], Dyula: Wagadugu, French: Ouagadougou French:) is the capital of Burkina Faso, [3] and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation.
Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the Apies rivier (Afrikaans for "Monkeys river") to be the new capital of the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek; ZAR).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Country in Southeastern Africa For other uses, see Zimbabwe (disambiguation). Republic of Zimbabwe Nyika yeZimbabwe (Shona) Dziko la Zimbabwe (Chewa) Lefatshe la Zimbabwe (Tswana) Riphabliki ra Zimbabwe (Shangani) Riphabuḽiki ya Zimbabwe ...
Windhoek (/ ˈ w ɪ n d h ʊ k /; Afrikaans: [ˈvəntɦuk] ⓘ; German: [ˈvɪnthʊk] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia.It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre.
Northern Sotho: Afrika-Borwa—Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa (Southern) Sotho: Afrika Borwa—Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa Swati: Ningizimu Afrika—iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika Venda: Afurika Tshipembe—Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe Xhosa: uMzantsi Afrika—iRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika Zulu: Ningizimu Afrika—iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu ...