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African Capitals
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Algeria : Algiers
Memory hookAlgeria keeps its 'Alg', then jeers. Al-jeers, Algiers.
Angola : Luanda
Memory hookPicture a 'loo and a' sink in Angola. Loo-anda, Luanda.
Benin : Porto-Novo
Memory hookBenin's capital means 'new port' in Portuguese: Porto-Novo.
Botswana : Gaborone
Memory hookPicture a gabby phone in Botswana. Gabo-rone, Gaborone.
Burkina Faso : Ouagadougou
Memory hookBurkina Faso's fun one: picture a wagon going 'doo-goo'. WAH-gah-DOO-goo, Ouagadougou.
Burundi : Gitega
Memory hookPicture 'getting a' gift in Burundi. Gi-tega, Gitega.
Cabo Verde : Praia
Memory hookCabo Verde, picture praying on the beach ('praia' is Portuguese for beach). Praia.
Cameroon : Yaoundé
Memory hookPicture yawning all day in Cameroon. Ya-ounde, Yaounde.
Central African Republic : Bangui
Memory hookPicture a 'bang' plus 'gooey' in the C.A.R. Ban-gui, Bangui.
Chad : N'Djamena
Memory hookPicture a DJ named Mena in Chad. N'Djamena.
Comoros : Moroni
Memory hookPicture craving more macaroni in Comoros. Mo-roni, Moroni.
Djibouti : Djibouti City
Memory hookDjibouti names its own capital: Djibouti City (say 'ji-BOO-tee').
DR Congo : Kinshasa
Memory hookPicture a king shaking hands in DR Congo. Kin-shasa, Kinshasa (the big Congo, south bank).
Egypt : Cairo
Memory hookEgypt, picture caring for the pyramids. Care-oh, Cairo.
Equatorial Guinea : Malabo
Memory hookPicture a mellow fellow in Equatorial Guinea. Mala-bo, Malabo.
Eritrea : Asmara
Memory hookPicture asking 'is mama there?' in Eritrea. As-mara, Asmara.
Eswatini : Mbabane
Memory hookEswatini (old Swaziland), picture a baboon. Mba-bane, Mbabane.
Ethiopia : Addis Ababa
Memory hookEthiopia's Addis Ababa means 'new flower'. Picture 'add this' fresh bloom.
Gabon : Libreville
Memory hookGabon's Libreville means 'free town' in French.
Gambia : Banjul
Memory hookPicture strumming a banjo in Gambia. Ban-jul, Banjul.
Ghana : Accra
Memory hookPicture an acre of Ghana gold. Ah-kra, Accra.
Guinea : Conakry
Memory hookPicture a conker (chestnut) tree in Guinea. Cona-kry, Conakry.
Guinea-Bissau : Bissau
Memory hookGuinea-Bissau hides its capital in its name: Bissau.
Ivory Coast : Yamoussoukro
Memory hookIvory Coast's tongue-twister: picture a llama in a 'sue-crow'. Yah-moo-SOO-kro, Yamoussoukro.
Kenya : Nairobi
Memory hookPicture a robbery nearby in Kenya. Nigh-robby, Nairobi.
Lesotho : Maseru
Memory hookPicture a maze you run through in Lesotho. Ma-seru, Maseru.
Liberia : Monrovia
Memory hookLiberia was founded by freed Americans; its capital Monrovia honours President Monroe.
Libya : Tripoli
Memory hookPicture a 'triple-y' of ancient towns in Libya. Tri-poli, Tripoli.
Madagascar : Antananarivo
Memory hookPicture 'aunt Anna arrives' in Madagascar. An-ta-NA-na-REE-vo, Antananarivo.
Malawi : Lilongwe
Memory hookPicture a lily on the way in Malawi. Li-longwe, Lilongwe.
Mali : Bamako
Memory hookPicture some Bama (Alabama) cocoa in Mali. Bama-ko, Bamako.
Mauritania : Nouakchott
Memory hookMauritania's capital: picture a 'walk shot' in the desert. Nwak-shot, Nouakchott.
Mauritius : Port Louis
Memory hookMauritius, picture a port named for King Louis. Port Louis.
Morocco : Rabat
Memory hookPicture a rabbit hopping in Morocco. Ra-bat, Rabat.
Mozambique : Maputo
Memory hookPicture mom putting something down in Mozambique. Ma-puto, Maputo.
Namibia : Windhoek
Memory hookPicture a windy hook in Namibia. Wind-hook, Windhoek.
Niger : Niamey
Memory hookPicture something 'near me' in Niger. Nia-mey, Niamey (little Niger).
Nigeria : Abuja
Memory hookPicture 'a boozer' in big Nigeria. A-buja, Abuja (vs little Niger's Niamey).
Republic of the Congo : Brazzaville
Memory hookPicture a brassy town in the Republic of the Congo. Brazza-ville (the small Congo, north bank).
Rwanda : Kigali
Memory hookPicture a key galley in Rwanda. Ki-gali, Kigali.
Sao Tome and Principe : São Tomé
Memory hookSao Tome's capital shares its name: Sao Tome (Saint Thomas).
Senegal : Dakar
Memory hookPicture 'the car' rally in Senegal. Da-kar, Dakar.
Seychelles : Victoria
Memory hookPicture Queen Victoria on a tropical isle. Victoria, Seychelles.
Sierra Leone : Freetown
Memory hookSierra Leone, a home for freed slaves, has a capital called Freetown.
Somalia : Mogadishu
Memory hookPicture a 'mug of dish-you' in Somalia. Moga-dishu, Mogadishu.
South Africa : Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein
Memory hookSouth Africa has three: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial).
South Sudan : Juba
Memory hookPicture a jubilee in South Sudan. Ju-ba, Juba.
Sudan : Khartoum
Memory hookPicture a 'car tomb' where the two Niles meet in Sudan. Khar-toum, Khartoum.
Tanzania : Dodoma
Memory hookPicture a 'dough mama' in Tanzania. Do-doma, Dodoma (not Dar es Salaam).
Togo : Lomé
Memory hookPicture saying 'oh, lo-may' in Togo. Lo-me, Lome.
Tunisia : Tunis
Memory hookTunisia hides its capital in its name: Tunis.
Uganda : Kampala
Memory hookPicture a camp with a pal in Uganda. Kam-pala, Kampala.
Zambia : Lusaka
Memory hookPicture a 'loose sacker' in Zambia. Lu-saka, Lusaka.
Zimbabwe : Harare
Memory hookPicture a 'ha-rah-ray' cheer in Zimbabwe. Ha-rare, Harare.