| English name | Short local name | Full local name | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
الجزائر(al-Jazā'ir) |
الجمهوريّة
الجزائريّة
الديمقراطيّة
الشعبيّة
(al-Jumhūrīyâtt al-Jazā'irīyât ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyâ
aš-Šaʿbīyâ)
|
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria |
| Angola | Angola | República de Angola | Republic of Angola |
| Benin | Bénin | République du Bénin | Republic of Benin |
| Botswana | Botswana | Lefatshe la Botswana Republic of Botswana |
Republic of Botswana |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | ||
| Burundi | Uburundi, Burundi | Republika y'Uburundi République du Burundi |
Republic of Burundi |
| Cameroon | Cameroun, Cameroon | République du Cameroun, Republic of Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon |
| Chad | Tchad, تشاد (Tašād) |
République du Tchad جمهوريّة تشاد (Jumhūrīyât Tašād) |
Republic of Chad |
| Cape Verde | Cabo Verde | República de Cabo Verde | Republic of Cape Verde |
| Central African Republic | Centrafrique Bê-Afrîka |
République Centrafricaine Ködrö tî Bê-Afrîka |
Central African Republic |
| Comoros | Comores Komori القمر (al-Qumur) |
Union des Comores Udzima wa Komori اتحاد القمر (Ittiḥād al-Qumur) |
Union of the Comoros |
| Congo (Kinshassa) | République Démocratique du Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | République du Congo | Republic of the Congo | |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Côte d'Ivoire | République de Côte d'Ivoire | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Djibouti | جيبوتي
(Jībūtī) Djibouti |
جمهوريّة
جيبوتي
(Jumhūrīyât Jībūtī) République de Djibouti |
Republic of Djibouti |
| Egypt |
مصر (Miṣr) |
جمهوريّة
مصر العربيّة (Gumhūrīyât Miṣr al-ʿArabīyâ) |
Arabic Republic of Egypt |
| Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinée Équatoriale | República de Guinea Ecuatorial, République de Guinée Équatoriale | Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | ኤርትራ (Ertrā) إريتريا (Irītriyā) |
ሃግሬ
ኤርትራ (Hāgrē Ertrā) دولة إريتريا (Dawlat Irītriyā) |
State of Eritrea |
| Ethiopia | ኢትዮጵያ (Ityoṗya) |
የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊ (yā-Ityoṗyā Fēdērālāwi Dimokrāsiyāwi Ripabli) | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Gabon | Le Gabon | République Gabonaise | Gabonese Republic |
| The Gambia | The Gambia | Republic of The Gambia | |
| Ghana | Ghana | Republic of Ghana | |
| Guinea | Guinée | République de Guinée | Republic of Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guiné-Bissau | República da Guiné-Bissau | Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| Kenya | Kenya | Republic of Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya |
|
| Libya |
ليبيا (Lībiyā) |
الجماهيريّة
العربيّة
الليبيّة
الشعبيّة
الاشتراكيّة
العظمى (al-Jamāhīrīyâ al-ʿArabīyâ al-Lībīyâ aš-Šaʿbīyâ al-Ištirākīyâ) |
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Lesotho | Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho Mmuso wa Lesotho |
|
| Liberia | Liberia | Republic of Liberia | |
| Madagascar | Madagasikara, Madagascar | Repoblikan'i Madagasikara République de Madagascar |
Republic of Madagascar |
| Malawi | Malawi Malaŵi |
Republic of Malawi Mfuko la Malaŵi |
Republic of Malawi |
| Mali | Mali | République du Mali | Republic of Mali |
| Mauritania |
موريتانيا (al-Mūrītānīyâ) |
الجمهوريّة
الإسلاميّة
الموريتانيّة (al-Jumhūrīyât al-Islāmīyâ al-Mūrītānīyâ) |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Maurice |
Republic of Mauritius République de Maurice |
Republic of Mozambique |
| Morocco |
المغرب (al-Maġrib) |
المملكة
المغربيّة (al-Mamlakâ al-Maġribīyâ) |
Kingdom of Morocco |
| Mozambique | Moçambique | República de Moçambique | Republic of Mozambique |
| Namibia | Namibia | Republic of Namibia | |
| Niger | Niger | République du Niger | Republic of Niger |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| Rwanda | Rwanda | Repubulika y'u Rwanda, République Rwandaise, Republic of Rwanda | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | São Tomé e Príncipe | República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe | Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe |
| Senegal | Senegal, Sénégal, Sounougal | République du Sénégal | Republic of Senegal |
| Seychelles | Sesel, Seychelles | Repiblik Sesel, Republic of Seychelles, République des Seychelles | Republic of Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone | |
| Somalia | Soomaaliya | Jamhuuriyad-da Dimoqradddiya Soomaaliya | Republic of Somalia |
| South Africa | Republiek van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans) IRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika (Ndebele) Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa (Northern Sotho) Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa (Southern Sotho) IRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika (Swazi) Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga (Tsonga) Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa (Tswana) Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe (Venda) IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika (Xhosa) IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika (Zulu) |
Republic of South Africa |
|
| Sudan | السودان (as-Sūdān) |
جمهوريّة
السودان (Jumhūrīyât as-Sūdān) |
|
| Swaziland | Swaziland, eSwatini, kaNgwane | Umbuso weSwatini, Umbuso wakaNgwane, Kingdom of Swaziland | Kingdom of Swaziland |
| Tanzania | Tanzania | Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Togo | Togo | République Togolaise | Togolese Republic |
| Tunisia |
تونس (Tūnis) |
الجمهوريّة
التونسيّة (al-Jumhūrīyât at-Tūnisīyâ) |
Tunisian Republic |
| Uganda | Uganda | Jamhuri ya Uganda | Republic of Uganda |
| Western Sahara |
الصحراء
العربيّة (aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwīyâ al-ʿArabīyâ) |
الجمهوريّة
العربيّة الصحراويّة
الديمقراطيّة (al-Jumhūrīyâtu al-ʿArabīyâtu aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwīyâtu ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyâ) |
Democratic Sahrawi Arab Republic |
| Zambia | Zambia | Republic of Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe | |
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