African Geography by Letter - S

Country Nelson Mandela was president of

Largest hot desert in the world

Biogeographic region just south of the above that stretches across Africa and is a transition zone between the desert and the more human regions to the south

Arabic-speaking country which was formerly the largest in Africa

Country which gained independence from the above in 2011

Country of which Mogadishu is the capital

Unrecognized country which has been de facto independent from the above since 1991

Lingua franca of East Africa

Westernmost country in mainland Africa

Island country in the Indian Ocean

Country which was founded as a British colony for freed slaves

Island country in the Atlantic Ocean

Capital of Réunion

Group of uninhabited islands governed by France, but also claimed by the Comoros, Madagascar, and Mauritius

Largest city on Tenerife

Language spoken by the majority of Zimbabweans

Former name of Eswatini

Official language of Lesotho

Official language of Botswana

Canal in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea