• Upd Algeria - Territory in northeast Africa, ruled since 1962 by the Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah
  • Upd Angola - Territory in southwest Africa, nominally ruled since 2010 by the República de Angola
  • Benin - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the République du Bénin
  • Botswana - Territory in south central Africa, ruled by the Republic of Botswana
  • Burkina Faso - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the Republic of Burkina Faso
  • Burundi - Territory in east central Africa, ruled by the Republika y'u Burundi
  • Cameroon - Territory in west central Africa, ruled by the République du Cameroun
  • Cape Verde - Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of west Africa, ruled by the República de Cabo Verde
  • Central African Republic - Territory in central Africa, ruled by the République centrafricaine/Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
  • Chad - Territory in north central Africa, ruled bye the République du Tchad
  • Comoros - Islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa, ruled by the Udzima wa Komori/Union des Comores
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Territory in central Africa, ruled by the République démocratique du Congo
  • Congo, Republic of the - Territory in west central Africa, ruled by the République du Congo
  • Cote d'Ivoire - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the République de Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti - Territory in Africa, ruled by the République de Djibouti
  • Egypt - Territory mostly in northeast Africa, ruled by the Ǧumhūriyyat Maṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
  • Equatorial Guinea - Territory in west central Africa, ruled by the República de Guinea Ecuatorial
  • Eritrea - Territory in northeast Africa, ruled by the Hagere Ertra
  • Ethiopia - Territory in northeast Africa, ruled by the ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk
  • Gabon - Territory in west central Africa, ruled by the République Gabonaise
  • Gambia, The - Territory in west Africa, ruled by the Republic of The Gambia
  • Ghana - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the Republic of Ghana
  • Guinea - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the République de Guinée
  • Guinea-Bissau - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the República da Guiné-Bissau
  • Kenya - Territory in east central Africa, ruled by the Republic of Kenya
  • Lesotho - Territory in southern Africa, ruled by the Muso oa Lesotho
  • Liberia - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the Republic of Liberia
  • Libya - Territory in northern Africa, currently ruled by the al-majlis al-waṭanī al-intiqālī
  • Madagascar - Islands off the southeast coast of Africa, ruled by the Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
  • Malawi - Territory in southeast Africa, ruled by the Dziko la Malaŵi
  • Mali - Territory in western Africa, ruled by the République du Mali
  • Mauritania - Territory in northwest Africa, ruled by the al-Ǧumhūriyyah al-ʾIslāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah
  • Mauritius - Islands in the southwest Indian Ocean, ruled by the Republic of Mauritius
  • Morocco - Territory in northwest Africa, ruled by the al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
  • Mozambique - Territory in southeast Africa, ruled by the República de Moçambique
  • Namibia - Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1990 by the Republic of Namibia
  • Niger - Territory in west central Africa, ruled since 1960 by the République du Niger
  • Nigeria - Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Rwanda - Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1962 by the Repubulika y'u Rwanda
  • Upd São Tomé and Príncipe - Islands off the coast of western Africa, ruled since 1975 by the República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
  • Senegal - Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the République du Sénégal
  • Seychelles - Archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, ruled since 1976 by Repiblik Sesel
  • Upd Sierra Leone - Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1971 by the Republic of Sierra Leone
  • Upd Somalia - Territory in eastern Africa, nominally ruled since 1960 by the Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya
  • Upd South Africa - Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1994 by the Republic of South Africa
  • Upd Sudan - Territory in northeast Africa, ruled since 1956 by the Jumhūrīyat as-Sūdān
  • New Sudan, South - Territory in northeast Africa, nominally ruled since 2011 by the Republic of South Sudan
  • Upd Swaziland - Territory in southeast Africa, ruled since 1968 by the Umbuso weSwatini
  • Upd Tanzania - Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
  • Upd Togo - Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the République Togolaise
  • Upd Tunisia - Territory in northern Africa, ruled since 1956 by the al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah
  • Upd Uganda - Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1962 by the Jamhuri ya Uganda
  • Upd Zambia - Territory in south central Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Republic of Zambia
  • Upd Zimbabwe - Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1980 by the Republic of Zimbabwe

Reference

Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,360,288 km² (11,722,173 mi²) including adjacent islands, it covers 5.9 percent of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.3 percent of the total land area. With more than 840,000,000 people (as of 2005) in 61 territories, it accounts for more than 12% of the world human population. ..."

Books

Africa Betrayed
    by George B. N. Ayittey, 1992
Africa in Chaos: A Comparative History
    by George B. N. Ayittey, 1997
Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future
    by George B. N. Ayittey, 2004