African Countries And Their Nicknames – Full List

Africa is the world’s second-largest continent in the world with 54 countries. Let’s take a look at the nicknames of all 54 countries in Africa.

1. South Africa – Rainbow Nation
2. Rwanda – Land of a Thousand Hills
3. Madagascar – The Red Island
4. Lesotho – The Kingdom In the Sky
5. Egypt – The Gift of the Nile
6. Burkina Faso – Land of the Upright Men
7. Ghana- The gateway to Africa/The Blackstar of Africa
8. Nigeria- The Giant of Africa
9. Namibia- Land of the Brave
10. Uganda- The Pearl of Africa
11. Malawi- The Warm heart of Africa
12. Zambia- The real Africa
13. Kenya – the pride of Africa
14. Tanzania – Brain of Africa (Bongo)
15. Gambia- the smiling coast of Africa
16. Ethiopia- the land of origin
17. Burkina faso – the land of upright men
18. Morroco -the land of colours
19. Mauritius- the continental island
20. Comoros- the perfum island
21. Sierra leone – salone
22. Chad- the dead heart of Africa
23. Mali- the eyes of africa
24. Djibouti – the pearl of the gulf of tadjiboura
25. Cape verde – llha do
26. Sao tome and Principe- the chocolate island
27. Cameroun- the hinge of Africa
28. Seychelles – the land of perpetual summer
29. Gabon – Le bled
30. Somali – the horn of Africa
31. Botswana – Peaceful nation
32. Algeria – Al-Jaza’ir, meaning the Peninsula
33. Angola – The Land of Giant Sable
34. Benin – Squirrels
35. Burundi – The Swallows
36. Zimbabwe – Jewell of Africa
37. Equatorial Guinea – The Pearl Of the Atlantic
38. Guinea Bissau – Djurtus
39. Liberia – Land Of The Free
40. Eswantini – Land Of Swazis
41. Cote D’voire – The Elephants
42. Seychelles – the land of perpetual summer
43. Senegal – The Lions
44. Eritrea – Land of the sea
45. Guinea – Guinea
46. Mauritania – Land of Thousand Poets
47. Mozambique – the Mambas
48. Niger – The Famine of Niger
49. Dr Congo – The Leopards
50. South Sudan – Land of Great Abundance
51. Libya – Land of the sun
52. Morocco – Land Of Thousand Contrasts
53. Tunisia – The Eagles of Carthage.
54. Congo – Leopards

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