This is a list of 'historical African place names'. The names on the left are linked to the corresponding subregion(s) from
History of Africa.
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Abikalsia -
Ethiopia
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Africa (province) -
Tunisia
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Barbary Coast -
Algeria
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Bechuanaland -
Botswana
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Belgian Congo -
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Carthage -
Tunisia
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Central African Empire -
Central African Republic
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Congo Free State -
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Equatoria -
Sudan and
Uganda
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Fernando Poo -
Bioko
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French Congo -
Gabon and
Republic of the Congo
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French Equatorial Africa -
Chad,
Central African Republic,
Gabon,
Republic of the Congo
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French Sudan -
Mali
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French West Africa - Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and Dahomey (now Benin)
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German East Africa -
Tanzania
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German South West Africa -
Namibia
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Gold Coast -
Ghana
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Guinea
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Malagasy Republic -
Madagascar
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Monomotapa -
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Middle Congo -
Republic of the Congo
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Nubia -
Sudan and
Egypt
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Nyasaland -
Malawi
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Portuguese Guinea -
Guinea-Bissau
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Rhodesia -
Zimbabwe and
Zambia
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Slave Coast -
Benin
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South-West Africa -
Namibia
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Spanish Sahara -
Western Sahara
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Upper Volta -
Burkina Faso
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Zaire -
Democratic Republic of the Congo
'See also:'
List of extinct countries, empires, etc.