World Atlas

Africa

Region

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Tourism gateways, historic lines and fast-growing city transport.

Algeria

Essentials

Africa's largest country, with a Mediterranean capital and Saharan distances inland.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Angola

Essentials

Atlantic beaches, Portuguese colonial towns and three long inland railways.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Benin

Essentials

Stilt villages on Lake Nokoué, palace cities and a long Atlantic beach.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Botswana

Essentials

The Okavango Delta, salt pans and calm, well-run cities.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Burkina Faso

Essentials

Sahel markets, bronze casting and a railway to the Ivorian coast.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Burundi

Coming soon

A landlocked highland nation on Lake Tanganyika.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Cameroon

Essentials

Rainforest, volcanic Mount Cameroon and a working north–south railway.

2 cities · 2 travel hubs

Cape Verde

Essentials

An Atlantic archipelago of music, volcanic peaks and windswept beaches.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Central African Republic

Coming soon

A landlocked country of savanna and rainforest.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Chad

Coming soon

A Saharan and Sahelian country around Lake Chad.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Comoros

Coming soon

Volcanic islands in the Mozambique Channel.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Côte d'Ivoire

Essentials

Abidjan's lagoon skyline, cocoa country and a growing business hub.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Djibouti

Coming soon

A Red Sea port state on the Horn of Africa.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

DR Congo

Essentials

The Congo river, rainforest and one of the world's fastest-growing cities.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Egypt

Partial coverage

Home to Africa's oldest railway, opened in the 1850s to link Alexandria with Cairo along the Nile.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Equatorial Guinea

Coming soon

Island and mainland territory on the Gulf of Guinea.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Eritrea

Coming soon

A Red Sea country with a modernist highland capital.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Eswatini

Coming soon

A small kingdom of mountains and game reserves.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Ethiopia

Essentials

Highland capital, rock-hewn churches and one of Africa's busiest air hubs.

1 cities · 2 travel hubs

Gabon

Coming soon

Rainforest, national parks and an Atlantic coast.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Gambia

Essentials

A river country of birdlife, fishing villages and long Atlantic beaches.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Ghana

Essentials

Atlantic beaches, colonial forts and one of West Africa's easiest arrivals.

1 cities · 2 travel hubs

Guinea

Essentials

The Fouta Djallon highlands, waterfalls and a capital on a long peninsula.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Guinea-Bissau

Coming soon

A coastal country with the Bijagós archipelago.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Kenya

Partial coverage

A country whose modern standard-gauge railway follows the route of the colonial-era line to the coast at Mombasa.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Lesotho

Coming soon

A mountain kingdom enclosed by South Africa.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Liberia

Coming soon

An Atlantic coastal nation of rainforest and beaches.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Libya

Coming soon

Mediterranean coast and Saharan interior.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Madagascar

Essentials

A continent-sized island of endemic wildlife and steep highland roads.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Malawi

Essentials

A lake that fills a fifth of the country, highlands and small friendly towns.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Mali

Essentials

The Niger river, mud-brick architecture and a deep musical tradition.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Mauritania

Coming soon

Saharan dunes meeting the Atlantic.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Mauritius

Essentials

An Indian Ocean island with beaches, sugar-cane hills and a Creole capital.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Morocco

Full coverage

The first African country to run high-speed rail, linking Tangier with Casablanca in just over two hours.

2 cities · 2 travel hubs

Mozambique

Essentials

Indian Ocean beaches, island forts and rail corridors inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Namibia

Essentials

Desert coastlines, dunes and enormous open distances.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Niger

Coming soon

A Sahelian country on the Niger River.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Nigeria

Partial coverage

Africa's most populous country, now building modern standard-gauge railways between its largest cities.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Republic of the Congo

Coming soon

Rainforest and the Congo River opposite Kinshasa.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Rwanda

Essentials

A compact, hilly country known for orderly cities and gorilla trekking.

1 cities · 2 travel hubs

São Tomé and Príncipe

Coming soon

Two volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Senegal

Essentials

West Africa's Atlantic capital, with music, markets and Gorée Island.

1 cities · 2 travel hubs

Seychelles

Essentials

Granite islands, protected beaches and short inter-island hops.

1 cities · 2 travel hubs

Sierra Leone

Essentials

Rainforest peninsula beaches and a harbour city built around a cotton tree.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Somalia

Coming soon

The long coast of the Horn of Africa.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

South Africa

Full coverage

Twelve official languages, dramatic landscapes, and a modern high-speed link between Johannesburg and Pretoria.

2 cities · 2 travel hubs

South Sudan

Coming soon

The world's youngest country, on the White Nile.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Sudan

Coming soon

Where the Blue and White Nile meet.

0 cities · 0 travel hubs

Tanzania

Essentials

Safari plains, Kilimanjaro and the Indian Ocean islands of Zanzibar.

2 cities · 3 travel hubs

Togo

Essentials

A narrow country from Atlantic beaches to northern savannah.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Tunisia

Essentials

Mediterranean coast, Roman cities and a compact northern rail corridor.

1 cities · 2 travel hubs

Uganda

Essentials

Lakes, mountain gorillas and the source of the Nile.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Zambia

Essentials

Victoria Falls, wide rivers and a copper-belt railway history.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs

Zimbabwe

Essentials

Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe and classic overnight trains.

1 cities · 1 travel hubs