The countries included in each region of Africa often cross over to the groupings of another region. These are noted below each group. Country name changes are noted, as well.

The 54 Countries Of Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa, formerly Zaire), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome & Principe, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara*, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe.

The Countries Of East Africa
Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda.

The Countries Of West Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Gambia, Ghana, Guinea (Conakry), Guinea(Bissau), Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

Mauritius and Tanzania are often included.

The Countries Of Central Africa
Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe.

The Countries Of North Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara*.

Mauritania is sometimes included in the North Africa grouping.
* Disputed and often not counted.

The Countries Of South Africa
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius*, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania*, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

* Often grouped in East Africa.