SEEKING AFRICA
A DIRECTORY OF AFRICAN BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (DRC)
Cote d’Ivorie
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Algeria
Capital: Algiers
Population: 42,008,054 (2018)
Largest City: Algiers (2.7 million)
Official Language: Arabic
Major Languages: Berber, English, French
Independence: July 5, 1962
Angola
Capital: Luanda
Population: 30,774,205 (2018)
Largest City: Luanda 2.487 Million (2018)
Official Language: Portuguese
Major Languages: English and French
Independence Day: November 11, 1975
Benin
Capital: Porto Novo
Population: 11.3 Million (2017)
Largest City: Cotonou
Official Language: French
Major Languages: Fon, Yoruba
Independence Day: August 1, 1960 (1975 changed name to Benin)
Botswana
Capital: Gaborone
Population: 2.2 Million (2017)
Largest City: Gaborone
Official Language: English
Major Languages: Setswana
Independence Day: September 30, 1996
Burkina Faso
Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 19.1 Million (2017)
Largest City: Ouagadougou
Official Language: French
Major Languages: English, Indigenous Languages (Moore, Dyula, Fulfulde, Bobo, Samo, Marka, Gourmanche, Bissa),
Independence Day: August 5, 1960
Burundi
Capital: Gitega
Population: 10.8 Million (2017)
Largest City: Bujumbura
Official Language(s): French, English, and Kirundi
Major Languages:
Independence Day: July 1, 1962
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
Capital: Praia
Population: 546,388 (2017)
Largest City: Praia
Official Language(s): Portuguese
Major Languages: Cape Verdean Creole
Independence Day: July 5, 1975
Cameroon
Capital: Yaoundé
Population: 24.05 Million (2017)
Largest City: Douala
Official Language(s): English, French
Major Languages: Cameroonian, German, Pidgin English, Fula, Ewondo, Camfranglais
Independence Day: May 20, 1972 as unitary state (French Cameroon gained independence January 1, 1960, British Cameroon gained independence October 1, 1961)
Central African Republic
Capital: Bangui
Population: 4.6 Million (2017)
Largest City: Bangui
Official Language(s): French, Sango
Major Languages:
Independence Day: August 13, 1960
Chad
Capital: N’Djamena
Population: 14.9 Million (2017)
Largest City: N’Djamena
Official Language(s): Arabic, French
Major Languages:
Independence Day: August 11, 1960
Comoros
Capital: Moroni
Population: 850,688 (2018)
Largest City: Moroni
Official Language(s): Comorian, French, and Arabic
