Capital Cities of Africa Trivia Word Search

Named for a Baoulé queen, this city's name ends in the Baoulé word for 'town': Yamoussou'_ _ _.'

This hilltop capital's name is said to honor 'the thousand' warriors who once guarded it: Antanana'_ _ _ _.'

Nigeria moved its seat of government to this purpose-built, centrally located city in 1991.

Togo's capital lies only a short drive from the border of this neighboring West African country.

Named after a local chief, this city became the colonial-era capital of Northern Rhodesia in 1935.

Guinea's capital sits at the tip of a narrow peninsula jutting into the Atlantic.

Mali's capital takes its name from a Bambara phrase referring to the river _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, a reptile revered along its banks.

Sitting on the White Nile, this is the world's youngest national capital, governing since 2011.

Founded by Nama and German settlers in the 19th century, this city is Namibia's capital.

This capital city is named for the Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de '_ _ _ _ _ _,' joined with the French word for 'city.'

Though it is Benin's official constitutional capital, this lagoon-side city is not where the government actually sits.

Morocco's capital is home to an unfinished 12th-century minaret known as the _ _ _ _ _ _ Tower.

Before Abuja, this coastal megacity served as Nigeria's capital.

At over 2,300 meters above sea level, Ethiopia's capital is Africa's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ national capital by elevation.

Cairo was founded in 969 AD by generals of this Shia Muslim caliphate.

Until 1976, Mozambique's capital was named after a Portuguese explorer: Lourenço _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Mauritania's capital is home to the Sheikh Zayed _ _ _ _ _ power plant, among Africa's largest of its kind when it opened in 2013.

Since 1975, this city, rather than the country's largest, has served as Malawi's capital.

A long-standing Indian Ocean trading port, this city is Somalia's capital.

Before Zimbabwean independence in 1980, Harare was known by this colonial-era name.

This capital sits along the Caledon River on the border it shares with a much larger neighbor.

The Greek name behind Libya's capital referred to _ _ _ _ _ ancient cities: Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.

Comoros' capital, Moroni, shares Grande Comore island with Mount _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, one of the world's largest active volcanoes.

Built on an island at the mouth of a major river, this small city is the capital of the Gambia.

Because of its Italian colonial-era buildings, Eritrea's capital earned the nickname 'Little _ _ _ _.'

Africa's westernmost capital city sits on a peninsula jutting into the Atlantic.

Only a river separates Kinshasa and Brazzaville, making them the closest pair of national capitals anywhere.

This small port town, on an island nation named for a Christian saint, is one of Africa's least populous capitals.

A famous flat-topped mountain overlooks South Africa's legislative capital.

Said to be built across seven hills, this city has governed Uganda since independence.

Facing a rival capital across the Congo River, this sprawling city governs the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sudan's capital sits at the meeting point of the Blue Nile and the _ _ _ _ _ Nile.

Djibouti's capital lies near the Bab-el-Mandeb, a narrow _ _ _ _ _ _ linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

This small town is Eswatini's legislative and royal capital, home to the monarchy's traditional seat.

Sierra Leone's capital sits on a natural _ _ _ _ _ _ often ranked among the largest in the world.

In Afrikaans and Dutch, Namibia's capital name translates roughly to 'wind _ _ _ _ _ _.'

Named for a French king, this island capital is also Mauritius's largest city.

In 2019, Burundi shifted its official political capital away from its largest city to this smaller inland town.

Located on the Ubangi River, this city is the capital of the Central African Republic.

Liberia's capital is named for U.S. President James _ _ _ _ _ _.

This Mediterranean capital's name comes from a Greek word meaning 'three cities.'

This capital city shares its exact name with the small country it governs, on the Horn of Africa.

This planned city grew from a small village near a natural water hole into Botswana's capital at independence.

Rwanda's hilly terrain has earned the country the nickname 'land of a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hills.'

Overlooked by a famous flat-topped mountain, this city is South Africa's legislative capital.

Before Lilongwe, this smaller city served as Malawi's colonial-era capital.

Yamoussoukro is home to the world's largest church by area, called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Our Lady of Peace.

Sudan's capital sits where two great rivers join to form a single, longer one.

Kenya's capital sits high enough that its climate historically discouraged mosquitoes carrying this disease.

This Indian Ocean capital shares an island with an active volcano and gives its name to the country it governs.

Founded in 1899 as a supply depot for a colonial-era railway, this city is Kenya's capital.

Ethiopia's capital means 'new flower' in Amharic; the second word of its name is spelled Addis '_ _ _ _ _.'

Often cited as one of the smallest national capitals in the world, this city governs an Indian Ocean archipelago.

Seychelles' capital, Victoria, is often cited as one of the world's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ national capitals by population.

Mauritius's capital was named in honor of an 18th-century king of _ _ _ _ _ _.

Before 2019, Burundi's seat of government sat in this larger lakeside city on Lake Tanganyika.

Founded in 1849 by freed slaves, Gabon's capital is Libre_ _ _ _ _, a name meaning 'free town' in French.

Lying just a short drive from a neighboring country's border, this palm-lined city is Togo's capital.

Lesotho's capital governs the only country completely _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by a single other nation, South Africa.

Founded by a British colonial expedition in 1890, this city is Zimbabwe's capital.

This coastal city has served as Ghana's capital since independence in 1957.

Renamed in 1976, this Indian Ocean port city is Mozambique's capital.

Built up rapidly after Mauritania's 1960 independence, this desert capital begins 'Nouak' and ends '_ _ _ _ _.'

Ghana's capital takes its name from an Akan word for '_ _ _ _,' a reference to the anthills once common there.

Both Kampala and Yaoundé are said to be built across _ _ _ _ _ hills.

Tanzania's former capital, and still its largest city, is known in full as Dar es _ _ _ _ _ _.

Founded in 1822 by freed African-American settlers, this port city is Liberia's capital.

This hillside city on Santiago Island is the capital of Cabo Verde.

Tunisia's capital lies near the ruins of the ancient city of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, once a rival of Rome.

Angola's coastal capital was founded by Portuguese settlers in the 16th century.

Though Yamoussoukro is Côte d'Ivoire's official capital, this coastal city remains its true economic and administrative hub.

South Africa's judicial capital combines the Afrikaans word for 'flower' with the word for 'fountain': '_ _ _ _ _fontein.'

Set among rolling green hills, this city has governed Rwanda since independence.

Burkina Faso's capital is affectionately nicknamed 'Ouaga'; written in full, it ends in these letters: Ouaga'_ _ _ _ _ _.'

Sitting where the Chari and Logone Rivers meet, this city was called Fort-Lamy before being renamed in 1973.

Built around one of the world's great natural harbors, this coastal city is Sierra Leone's capital.

São Tomé's name honors this Christian apostle, whose feast day the Portuguese landed on.

This compact West African capital also serves as the country's main seaport.

Malabo, unlike most African capitals, sits on this island rather than its country's mainland territory.

Benin's government offices, president, and foreign embassies are actually based in this port city rather than the official capital.

Abuja was chosen as Nigeria's capital partly for its _ _ _ _ _ _ _ location among the country's many regions.

Near the ruins of an ancient Phoenician city, this North African capital sits on the Mediterranean coast.

The Gambia's capital was founded by the British in 1816 as a base for suppressing the transatlantic _ _ _ _ _ trade.

The largest city in Africa and in the Arab world, this capital sits along the Nile.

Nicknamed for its flowering trees, this inland city is South Africa's administrative capital.

Sitting on the Niger River, this city has been Mali's capital since French colonial rule.

The world's longest river flows directly through Cairo on its way to the Mediterranean.

This capital of a small Central African nation sits on an island rather than the country's mainland territory.

Straddling the Niger River, this city has been the country's capital since French colonial rule.

Uganda's capital takes its name from an antelope once plentiful on its hills: the _ _ _ _ _ _.

This city on Morocco's Atlantic coast has served as the country's capital since 1912.

Famed for its Italian colonial-era buildings, this highland city is the capital of Eritrea.

Cabo Verde's capital, Praia, sits on this island, the largest in the country.

Eritrea's capital was added to this heritage organization's World Heritage List in 2017.

Chosen for its central location, this inland city became Tanzania's official capital, replacing its former coastal counterpart.