North Africa
North
Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of Africa. The United
Nations definition of "North Africa" includes seven countries and
territories;
Algeria,
Egypt,
Libya,
Morocco,
Sudan,
Tunisia, and
Western Sahara.
Central Africa
Middle Africa (as used
by the United Nations when categorising geographic subregions) is an analogous
term that includes ,
Cameroon,
Republic of the Congo,
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Central African Republic,Chad
Angola
Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, and
São Tomé and Príncipe.
West Africa
West of Africa, is the westernmost subregion of Africa. West Africa has been defined as including the 18
countries
East Africa
Easterly region of
the African continent,
variably defined by geography or geopolitics.
In the United Nations Statistics Division
scheme of geographic regions, 20 territories constitute
Eastern Africa:
·
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan –
in Central East Africa, are members of the East African Community (EAC). The
first five are also included in the African Great Lakes region. Burundi and Rwanda are sometimes also considered
to be part of Central Africa.
·
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia –
collectively known as the Horn of
Africa.
·
Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles –
small island nations in the Indian Ocean.
·
Réunion and Mayotte – French overseas territories also
in the Indian Ocean.
·
Mozambique and Madagascar –
often considered part of Southern
Africa, on the eastern side of the sub-continent. Madagascar has
close cultural ties to Southeast
Asia and the islands of the Indian Ocean.
·
Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe – often also included in Southern
Africa, and formerly of the Central African Federation.
South Africa
Southern Africa, generally includes: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.