There are 195 independent countries in the World, 54 of them are in Africa. Here is the list of 54 sovereign countries in Africa in alphabetical order:
A:
Two African countries start with the letter A, they are:
- Algeria
- Angola
B:
Four countries in Africa begin with the letter B:
- Burkina Faso
- Benin Republic
- Burundi
- Botswana
C:
There are six African countries that begin with the letter “C”:
- Cameroon
- Chad Republic
- Central African Republic
- Comoros
- Cape Verde
- Cote d’Ivoire
Note: Cote d’Ivoire was known as Ivory Coast until it changed name in 1986.
D:
These are the two countries under the letter “D” :
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Djibouti
E:
There are five of them start with the letter “E”
- Ethiopia
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
G:
Five countries in Africa that begin with the letter “G” are:
- Ghana
- Guinea Conakry
- Gambia
- Gabon
- Guinea Bissau
K:
- Kenya
Note: Kenya is the only African country that begin with the letter “K”
L:
Three begins with the letter L:
- Libya
- Liberia
- Lesotho
M:
Seven African countries begin with the letter “M”:
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
N:
- Nigeria
- Niger Republic
- Namibia
R:
- Rwanda
- Republic of Congo
S:
There are eight African countries that begin with the letter “S”:
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Somalia
- Senegal
- South Sudan
- Sierra Leone
- Seychelles
- Sao Time and Principe
T:
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Togo
U:
- Uganda
Z:
Tow African countries begin with a letter “Z”:
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Notes:
No countries in Africa begin with the following alphabets
- F
- H
- J
- O
- P
- Q
- V
- W
- X
- Y
Western Sahara isn’t an independent nation in Africa, that’s why we’ve not classified it as a country.
In all, out of the 195 countries in the world, there are 54 independent countries in Africa with a combined current population of 1,457,797,483 or an official population of 1,331,712,870.
