Here’s a list of African countries along with their popular nicknames:
Northern Africa
- Algeria – Land of the Martyrs
- Egypt – The Gift of the Nile
- Libya – The Desert Jewel of Africa
- Morocco – The Land of the Setting Sun
- Sudan – The Land of the Black Pharaohs
- Tunisia – The Jasmine Country
Western Africa
- Benin – The Cradle of Voodoo
- Burkina Faso – Land of Upright People
- Cape Verde – The African Caribbean
- Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) – Land of the Elephants
- Gambia – The Smiling Coast of Africa
- Ghana – The Gateway to Africa
- Guinea – The Land of Natural Beauty
- Guinea-Bissau – Land of a Thousand Rivers
- Liberia – The Land of Liberty
- Mali – The Land of Gold
- Mauritania – The Land of a Million Poets
- Niger – The Frying Pan of the World
- Nigeria – The Giant of Africa
- Senegal – The Land of Teranga (Hospitality)
- Sierra Leone – The Lion Mountain
- Togo – The Land of the Batammariba
Central Africa
- Angola – The Land of the Brave
- Cameroon – Africa in Miniature
- Central African Republic – The Heart of Africa
- Chad – The Dead Heart of Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo – The Richest Country in Natural Resources
- Equatorial Guinea – The Land of the Trees
- Gabon – The Last Eden of Africa
- Republic of the Congo – Little Paris of Africa
- São Tomé and Príncipe – The Chocolate Islands
Eastern Africa
- Burundi – The Heart of Africa
- Comoros – The Perfume Islands
- Djibouti – The Gateway to the Red Sea
- Eritrea – The Land of the Red Sea
- Ethiopia – The Land of Origins
- Kenya – The Safari Nation
- Madagascar – The Red Island
- Malawi – The Warm Heart of Africa
- Mauritius – The Star and Key of the Indian Ocean
- Mozambique – The Land of the Good People
- Rwanda – The Land of a Thousand Hills
- Seychelles – The Island Paradise
- Somalia – The Nation of Poets
- South Sudan – Africa’s Newest Nation
- Tanzania – The Land of Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar
- Uganda – The Pearl of Africa
Southern Africa
- Botswana – The Land of Diamonds
- Eswatini (Swaziland) – The Kingdom of Swaziland
- Lesotho – The Kingdom in the Sky
- Namibia – The Land of the Brave
- South Africa – The Rainbow Nation
- Zambia – The Real Africa
- Zimbabwe – The House of Stone
