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African Countries And Their Nicknames – Full List

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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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