List of Capitals in Africa

Top 5 Most Populous Capitals in Africa

DR Congo Flag

Kinshasa

21,852,144

Egypt Flag

Cairo

10,119,520

Angola Flag

Luanda

8,473,127

Kenya Flag

Nairobi

5,603,502

Mali Flag

Bamako

5,163,564

Country
City
Population ↓
DR Congo FlagDR CongoKinshasa21,852,144
Egypt FlagEgyptCairo10,119,520
Angola FlagAngolaLuanda8,473,127
Kenya FlagKenyaNairobi5,603,502
Mali FlagMaliBamako5,163,564
Ethiopia FlagEthiopiaAddis Ababa4,229,569
Cameroon FlagCameroonYaounde3,674,849
Somalia FlagSomaliaMogadishu3,307,421
South Africa FlagSouth AfricaPretoria3,296,921
Burkina Faso FlagBurkina FasoOuagadougou3,149,586
Algeria FlagAlgeriaAlgiers2,961,324
Ghana FlagGhanaAccra2,951,532
Togo FlagTogoLome2,766,121
Madagascar FlagMadagascarAntananarivo2,567,094
Liberia FlagLiberiaMonrovia2,396,360
Zambia FlagZambiaLusaka2,393,400
Republic of the Congo FlagRepublic of the CongoBrazzaville2,323,299
Sudan FlagSudanKhartoum2,274,979
Guinea FlagGuineaConakry2,195,947
Rwanda FlagRwandaKigali2,075,215
Nigeria FlagNigeriaAbuja2,057,985
Uganda FlagUgandaKampala1,862,258
Chad FlagChadN'Djamena1,697,201
Mauritania FlagMauritaniaNouakchott1,637,012
Niger FlagNigerNiamey1,523,856
Libya FlagLibyaTripoli1,506,832
Zimbabwe FlagZimbabweHarare1,494,371
Malawi FlagMalawiLilongwe1,344,144
Mozambique FlagMozambiqueMaputo1,067,522
Senegal FlagSenegalDakar1,063,571
Gabon FlagGabonLibreville997,953
Tanzania FlagTanzaniaDodoma934,592
Central African Republic FlagCentral African RepublicBangui865,084
Djibouti FlagDjiboutiDjibouti806,174
Guinea-Bissau FlagGuinea-BissauBissau795,519
Eritrea FlagEritreaAsmara783,135
Burundi FlagBurundiBujumbura758,892
Namibia FlagNamibiaWindhoek537,336
Lesotho FlagLesothoMaseru517,905
Morocco FlagMoroccoRabat504,005
Sierra Leone FlagSierra LeoneFreetown474,425
South Sudan FlagSouth SudanJuba474,156
Tunisia FlagTunisiaTunis471,958
Equatorial Guinea FlagEquatorial GuineaCiudad de la Paz332,814
Benin FlagBeninPorto-Novo314,100
Western Sahara FlagWestern SaharaLaayoune272,865
Ivory Coast FlagIvory CoastYamoussoukro268,568
Botswana FlagBotswanaGaborone251,682
Cape Verde FlagCape VerdePraia189,897
Reunion FlagReunionSaint-Denis159,007
Mauritius FlagMauritiusPort Louis141,235
Comoros FlagComorosMoroni90,383
Sao Tome and Principe FlagSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome82,618
Mayotte FlagMayotteMamoudzou71,437
Eswatini FlagEswatiniMbabane61,306
Gambia FlagGambiaBanjul23,727
Seychelles FlagSeychellesVictoria4,739
Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha FlagSaint Helena Ascension and Tristan da CunhaJamestown3,942

Other Continent Capitals

Asia Capitals in Asia

51 cities

Europe Capitals in Europe

53 cities

North America Capitals in North America

41 cities

South America Capitals in South America

15 cities

Oceania Capitals in Oceania

27 cities

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.