| A | B |
|---|
| Chad | Country in north central Africa. |
| Senegal | Country on the coast of western Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Mali | Mali |
| Niger River | River in western Africa. |
| Sudan | Sudan |
| Kush | Ancient African kingdom in what is now Sudan. |
| Axum | Ancient Ethiopian trading empire. |
| Mali Empire | West African trading empire c. 1200-1500. |
| Songhai | West African trading empire c. 1450-1590 |
| Timbuktu | Wealthy center of trade in the Mali Empire. 16°N 3°W |
| Darfur | Western region of Sudan. |
| Uganda | East African country south of Sudan. |
| Tanzania | East African country on the coast of the Indian Ocean. |
| Rwanda | Country in Africa, south of Uganda. |
| Burundi | Country in central Africa at the northern end of Lake Tanganyika. |
| Kenya | Country in eastern Africa, south of Ethiopia. |
| Ethiopia | Country in eastern Africa, north of Somalia and Kenya. |
| Somalia | Country in east Africa, on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. |
| Djibouti | Country in East Africa, on the Gulf of Aden. |
| Eritrea | Country in northeast Africa, north of Ethiopia. |
| Dar es Salaam | Commercial capital of Tanzania. 7°S 39°E |
| Dodoma | Political capital of Tanzania. 7°S 36°E |
| Guinea | West African country on the Atlantic coast. 11°N 12°W |
| Côte d'Ivoire | West African country, south of Mali. |
| Togo | West African country between Benin and Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. |
| Benin | Country in western Africa. |
| Nigeria | Country in western Africa, south of Niger. |
| Niger | Landlocked country in western Africa, north of Nigeria. |
| Gambia | Country in western Africa. |
| Senegal | Country on the coast of western Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. |
