Africa

Countries, regions and cities in Africa

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Okrika

Okrika is a town and Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria, known for its Ijaw heritage, fishing industry, and oil refining infrast...

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Camayenne Sofa

Camayenne Sofa was an influential popular music group in Guinea, West Africa, active in the 1970s and recorded on the national Syliphone lab...

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Ikirun

Ikirun is a town in Osun State, Nigeria, serving as the headquarters of the Ifelodun Local Government Area.

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Inkisi River

The Inkisi River is the last major tributary of the Congo River, located in Western Central Africa.

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Bulawayo

Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe and the largest in the Matabeleland region. It is a major industrial and railway hub with a...

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Vereeniging

Vereeniging is a city in Gauteng, South Africa, known for its industrial history and the 1902 treaty ending the Second Boer War.

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Alexandria

Alexandria is Egypt's second-largest city and principal seaport, founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.

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Kalulushi

Kalulushi is a town in Copperbelt Province, Zambia, established as a mining company town in 1953.

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Shinyanga

Shinyanga is a city in northern Tanzania, serving as the regional and district headquarters. It is located near the River Mhumbu and connect...

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Shashamane

Shashamane is a city in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, known for its Rastafarian community and land grants established by Emperor Haile Selassie.

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Benguela

Benguela is a city and municipality in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Founded in 1617, it is a key commercial hub with a popu...

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Germiston

Germiston is a city in Gauteng, South Africa, known for its gold mining history, steel industry, and role as the seat of the Ekurhuleni Muni...

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Jalingo

Jalingo is the capital city of Taraba State in north-eastern Nigeria, established in 1991. It is dominated by the Fulani ethnic group and fe...

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Sapele

Entandrophragma cylindricum, known as sapele, is a tropical African hardwood tree used in furniture and musical instruments.

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Cotonou

Cotonou is the largest city and seat of government of Benin, located on the Atlantic coast. It serves as the economic hub of West Africa.

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Sumbawanga

Sumbawanga is the capital of Rukwa Region in western Tanzania, serving as a commercial and transport hub with a population of 147,483.

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Thohoyandou

Thohoyandou is a town in Limpopo, South Africa, serving as the administrative centre of Vhembe District and former capital of the Venda bant...

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Ashaiman

Ashaiman is a town and municipal capital in Ghana's Greater Accra Region, with a population of 208,060.

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Kasulu

Kasulu is a city and district in Kigoma Region, Tanzania. It is the fourteenth most populous city in Tanzania with a population of 238,321 a...

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Hargeisa

Hargeisa is the capital and largest city of Somaliland, a partially recognised state in the Horn of Africa.