Overview of and topical guide to Africa
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent , after Asia. It is famous for its savanna, its jungles, and the Sahara (desert).
Geography of Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
UN subregions of Africa
Regions of Africa
Regions of Africa
Directional regions
Physiographic regions
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Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Western Sahara
Countries of Africa
List of African countries
West Africa
North Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Dependencies
Geographic features of Africa
Demography of Africa
Demographics of Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
History of Africa
History of Africa by period
History of Africa by year
History of Africa by region
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Dependencies and other territories
History of Africa by subject
Empires in Africa
African empires
Culture of Africa
Culture of Africa
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Sovereign states
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Art in Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Western Sahara
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Sovereign states
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Cinema of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Music of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Cuisine of Africa
African cuisine
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
People of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Ethnic groups in Africa
Ethnic groups in Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Some famous individuals from Africa
Aaron , first high-priest of children of Israel
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi , Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate .
Alexander the Great , conqueror; founded Alexandria in Egypt .
Cleopatra VII , queen of Egypt .
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , current President of Liberia , first elected black female head of state in the world.
F. W. de Klerk , winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for helping end apartheid in South Africa.
Haile Selassie I , last Emperor of Ethiopia .
Kofi Annan , diplomat from Ghana .
Léopold Sédar Senghor , poet and first president of Senegal .
Miriam , sister of Moses .
Moses , prophet who received the Ten Commandments .
Muhammad Ahmad , ("The Mahdi"), Sudanese rebel leader and messianic Islamic reformer.
Nefertiti , queen of Egypt .
Nelson Mandela , political leader in South Africa .
Ramesses II , often regarded as Ancient Egypt's greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh.
Shaka , legendary leader of the Zulu Kingdom .
Tutankhamun , ("King Tut"), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.
Religion in Africa
Religion in Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
Sports in Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Environment of Africa
Economy and infrastructure of Africa
Economy of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Communications in Africa
Communications in Africa
Communications in Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Transport in Africa
Transportation in Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Education in Africa
Education in Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Governments of Africa
Government of Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
Politics of Africa
Politics of Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Foreign relations of Africa
Foreign relations of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Law of Africa
Law of Africa
Constitution of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Western Sahara
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Western Sahara
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Law enforcement in Africa
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Dependencies and other territories
See also
Africa
Outlines of African Countries
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories
Wikipedia Outlines
General reference
Culture and the arts
Geography and places
Health and fitness
History and events
Mathematics and logic
Natural and physical sciences
People and self
Philosophy and thinking
Religion and belief systems
Society and social sciences
Technology and applied sciences