In the table below a summary with all the capitals of Africa, you find also a useful map with their position on the continent and the population updated to the latest data or available estimates, both of the city itself and of its urban agglomeration.
The capital of Egypt, Cairo, is the most populous city in Africa, while Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) occupies the third place, after Lagos, which was the capital of Nigeria until 1991, when it was moved to Abuja.
Two countries have more than one capital, Eswatini (ex-Swaziland) with Mbabane and Lobamba and South Africa which has even three, Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
As many as 17 capitals are located over 1,000 meters high; some exceed this threshold by a little, while others even reach more than 2,000 meters, as in the case of Addis Ababa and Asmara; often the capital is also the most populated city in the state.
^ it forms a single conurbation with the largest Johannesburg.
* data on urban agglomerations updated to 2023 (estimates), those on population according to official data or more recent estimates of the national statistical services, when different from urban agglomerations.
The capital of Egypt, Cairo, is the most populous city in Africa, while Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) occupies the third place, after Lagos, which was the capital of Nigeria until 1991, when it was moved to Abuja.
Two countries have more than one capital, Eswatini (ex-Swaziland) with Mbabane and Lobamba and South Africa which has even three, Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
As many as 17 capitals are located over 1,000 meters high; some exceed this threshold by a little, while others even reach more than 2,000 meters, as in the case of Addis Ababa and Asmara; often the capital is also the most populated city in the state.
| Flag | Country | Capital | Population | Urban aggl. | Elevation |
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Algeria | Algiers | 2,364,000 | 3,699,000 | 55 m |
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Angola | Luanda | 7,150,000 | 11,892,000 | 6 m |
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Benin | Porto-Novo | 320,000 | 690,000 | 38 m |
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Botswana | Gaborone | 246,000 | 445,000 | 1,014 m |
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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 2,415,000 | 3,481,000 | 305 m |
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Burundi | Gitega | 205,000 | 205,000 | 1,505 m |
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Cameroon | Yaoundé | 3,763,000 | 5,095,000 | 764 m |
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Cape Verde | Praia | 159,000 | 159,000 | 10 m |
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Central African Republic | Bangui | 812,000 | 1,351,000 | 369 m |
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Chad | N'Djamena | 1,926,000 | 1,926,000 | 298 m |
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Comoros | Moroni | 91,700 | 91,700 | 29 m |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Kinshasa | 13,493,000 | 13,493,000 | 280 m |
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Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 2,138,000 | 3,118,000 | 290 m |
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Djibouti | Djibouti | 767,000 | 767,000 | 14 m |
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Egypt | Cairo | 10,312,000 | 22,679,000 | 23 m |
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Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 257,000 | 257,000 | 2 m |
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Eritrea | Asmara | 896,000 | 896,000 | 2,325 m |
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Eswatini | Mbabane (administrative) |
60,700 | 60,700 | 1,245 m |
| Lobamba (legislative) |
11,000 | 11,000 | 694 m | ||
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 4,198,000 | 7,922,000 | 2,355 m |
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Gabon | Libreville | 887,000 | 887,000 | 2 m |
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The Gambia | Banjul | 26,500 | 1,687,000 | 3 m |
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Ghana | Accra | 1,782,000 | 6,336,000 | 61 m |
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Guinea | Conakry | 3,407,000 | 3,407,000 | 2 m |
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Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 492,000 | 663,000 | 8 m |
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Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 270,000 | 270,000 | 214 m |
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Kenya | Nairobi | 4,978,000 | 7,264,000 | 1,795 m |
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Lesotho | Maseru | 331,000 | 331,000 | 1,600 m |
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Liberia | Monrovia | 1,969,000 | 1,969,000 | 8 m |
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Libya | Tripoli | 1,261,000 | 1,261,000 | 81 m |
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Madagascar | Antananarivo | 1,380,000 | 3,154,000 | 1,275 m |
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Malawi | Lilongwe | 1,312,000 | 1,312,000 | 1,050 m |
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Mali | Bamako | 4,228,000 | 4,228,000 | 330 m |
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Mauritania | Nouakchott | 1,447,000 | 1,584,000 | 7 m |
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Mauritius | Port Louis | 140,000 | 140,000 | 19 m |
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Morocco | Rabat | 516,000 | 2,082,000 | 11 m |
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Mozambique | Maputo | 1,143,000 | 2,911,000 | 47 m |
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Namibia | Windhoek | 535,000 | 535,000 | 1,655 m |
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Niger | Niamey | 1,329,000 | 1,329,000 | 207 m |
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Nigeria | Abuja | 1,236,000 | 2,420,000 | 355 m |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 1,517,000 | 1,517,000 | 1,565 m |
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São Tomé and Principe | São Tomé | 78,000 | 78,000 | 137 m |
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Senegal | Dakar | 1,352,000 | 3,804,000 | 22 m |
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Seychelles | Victoria | 29,700 | 29,700 | 4 m |
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Sierra Leone | Freetown | 1,348,000 | 2,011,000 | 26 m |
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Somalia | Mogadishu | 2,150,000 | 4,698,000 | 9 m |
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South Africa | Pretoria ^ (administrative) |
1,850,000 | 15,026,000 | 1,340 m |
| Cape Town (legislative) |
3,850,000 | 4,850,000 | 50 m | ||
| Bloemfontein (judicial) |
525,000 | 525,000 | 1,395 m | ||
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South Sudan | Juba | 582,000 | 582,000 | 550 m |
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Sudan | Khartoum | 1,950,000 | 7,677,000 | 382 m |
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Tanzania | Dodoma | 765,000 | 765,000 | 1,125 m |
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Togo | Lomé | 2,188,000 | 2,714,000 | 63 m |
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Tunisia | Tunis | 605,000 | 2,802,000 | 4 m |
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Uganda | Kampala | 1,798,000 | 5,074,000 | 1,200 m |
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Zambia | Lusaka | 2,212,000 | 3,518,000 | 1,280 m |
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Zimbabwe | Harare | 1,492,000 | 2,394,000 | 1,490 m |
^ it forms a single conurbation with the largest Johannesburg.
* data on urban agglomerations updated to 2023 (estimates), those on population according to official data or more recent estimates of the national statistical services, when different from urban agglomerations.