10 Biggest Cities by Country in Africa

Can you name the top 10 biggest cities in every country in Africa Important info in caveats.
Per https://citypopulation.de
For Nigeria: https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/nigeria
For Somalia: https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/somalia
Limited to cities with 8,400 or higher population (due to quiz limitations)
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Country
City
Population
Algeria
Algiers
2,364,230
Oran
803,329
Constantine
448,028
Annaba
342,703
Blida
331,779
Batna
289,504
Djelfa
265,833
Setif
252,127
Sidi bel Abbes
210,146
Biskra
204,661
Angola
Luanda
6,759,313
Lubango
600,751
Huambo
595,304
Benguela
555,124
Cabinda
550,000
Malanje
455,000
Saurimo
393,000
Lobito
357,950
Kuito
355,423
Uige
322,531
Benin
Cotonou
679,012
Porto-Novo
264,320
Parakou
255,478
Godomey
253,262
Abomey-Calavi
117,824
Djougou
94,773
Bohicon
93,744
Ekpe
75,313
Abomey
67,885
Nikki
66,109
Botswana
Gaborone
246,325
Francistown
103,417
Mogoditshane
88,004
Maun
85,350
Molepolole
74,861
Serowe
55,676
Tlokweng
55,508
Palapye
52,636
Mochudi
50,321
Mahalapye
48,431
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
2,415,266
Bobo-Dioulasso
904,920
Koudougou
160,239
Saaba
136,011
Ouahigouya
124,587
Kaya
121,970
Banfora
117,452
Pouytenga
96,469
Hounde
87,151
Fada N'Gourma
73,200
Burundi
Bujumbura
497,166
Gitega
41,944
Ngozi
39,884
Rumonge
35,931
Cibitoke
23,885
Kayanza
21,767
Bubanza
20,031
Gatumba
11,700
Karuzi
10,317
Kirundo
10,024
Cameroon
Douala
2,768,400
Yaounde
2,765,600
Bamenda
269,530
Bafoussam
239,287
Garoua
235,996
Maroua
201,371
Ngaoundere
152,698
Kumba
144,268
Nkongsamba
104,050
Buea
90,090
Cabo Verde
Praia
141,219
Mindelo
70,732
Espargos
22,549
Assomada
10,222
Pedra Badejo
10,201
Porto Novo
9,838
Sal Rei
9,610
Sao Filipe
8,448
Central African Republic
Bangui
812,407
Bimbo
348,802
Begoua
264,067
Carnot
129,032
Berberati
103,713
Bambari
83,029
Bouar
71,680
Bossangoa
55,353
Kaga-Bandoro
55,047
Bangassou
54,059
Chad
Ndjamena
951,418
Moundou
137,251
Abeche
97,963
Sarh
97,224
Kelo
57,859
Am Timan
52,270
Doba
49,647
Pala
49,461
Bongor
44,578
Goz Beida
41,248
Comoros
Moroni
74,749
Mutsamudu
26,313
Fomboni
17,291
Tsembehou
12,590
Domoni
12,262
Mirontsi
11,955
Ouani
10,073
Sima
8,737
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
7,273,947
Lubumbashi
1,283,380
Mbuji-Mayi
1,213,726
Kananga
720,362
Kisangani
682,599
Bukavu
471,789
Kolwezi
456,446
Likasi
367,219
Tshikapa
366,503
Kikwit
294,210
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
2,138,236
Pointe-Noire
1,398,812
Dolisie
178,172
Nkayi
104,083
Ouesso
75,095
Kintele
71,629
Oyo
63,598
Betou
59,563
Gamboma
52,652
Owando
48,642
Djibouti
Djibouti
776,966
Ali-Sabieh
44,928
Dikhil
27,722
Obock
20,238
Tadjoura
19,527
Ali-Adeh
12,763
Arta
11,462
Egypt
Cairo
9,801,536
Alexandria
5,362,517
Giza
4,458,135
Shubra al-Khaymah
1,275,700
Port Said
791,749
Suez
716,458
El Mansoura
632,330
Mahalla el-Kubra
614,202
Tanta
597,694
Asyut
562,061
Equatorial Guinea
Bata
290,000
Malabo
257,000
Ebebiyin
32,000
Luba
9,011
Aconibe
8,795
Eritrea
Asmara
896,000
Keren
55,586
Assab
44,220
Afabet
35,673
Massawa
27,179
Agordat
22,316
Dek'emhare
21,675
Mendefera
20,391
Adi Qayeh
15,633
Ghinda
15,539
Eswatini
Mbabane
60,691
Manzini
30,248
Nhlangano
10,456
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
3,860,000
Gondar
466,000
Mekele
457,900
Adama
456,900
Awasa
422,200
Bahir Dar
350,000
Dire Dawa
343,000
Dessie
270,400
Jimma
250,900
Shashemene
208,400
Gabon
Libreville
703,940
Port-Gentil
136,462
Franceville
110,568
Owendo
79,300
Oyem
60,685
Moanda
59,154
Ntoum
51,954
Lambarene
38,775
Mouila
36,061
Akanda
34,548
Gambia
Brikama
81,007
Serekunda
55,360
Sukuta
47,048
Talinding
40,562
Faji Kunda
38,121
Banjul
31,054
Nema Kunku
28,651
Farafenni
27,396
Bakau New Town
25,265
Busumbala
24,018
Ghana
Accra
2,070,463
Kumasi
2,035,064
Tamale
371,351
Takoradi
311,206
Sekondi
228,342
Ashaiman
190,972
Cape Coast
169,894
Obuasi
143,644
Tema
139,784
Koforidua
120,971
Guinea
Conakry
1,660,973
Nzerekore
195,027
Kankan
190,722
Maneah
167,354
Dubreka
157,017
Kindia
138,695
Siguiri
127,492
Kissidougou
99,931
Labe
92,654
Kamsar
83,428
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
387,909
Gabu
43,556
Bafata
29,556
Canchungo
12,044
Bissora
9,898
Bula
9,010
Farim
9,005
Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan
5,616,633
Bouake
740,000
Daloa
245,360
Korhogo
243,048
Yamoussoukro
212,670
San-Pedro
164,944
Gagnoa
160,465
Man
149,041
Divo
105,397
Anyama
103,297
Kenya
Nairobi
4,397,073
Mombasa
1,208,333
Nakuru
570,674
Ruiru
490,120
Eldoret
475,716
Kisumu
397,957
Kikuyu
323,881
Thika
251,407
Naivasha
198,444
Karuri
194,342
Lesotho
Maseru
343,541
Maputsoe
59,126
Mohale's Hoek
44,494
Mafeteng
43,247
Hlotse
41,986
Butha-Buthe
38,770
Quthing
32,382
Teyateyaneng
26,043
Qacha's Nek
18,282
Thaba-Tseka
16,010
Liberia
Monrovia
1,761,032
Gbarnga
56,986
Buchanan
50,245
Ganta
42,077
Kakata
34,608
Zwedru
25,349
Harbel
25,309
Harper
23,517
Pleebo
23,464
Foya
20,569
Libya
Tripoli
1,293,016
Benghazi
750,000
Misrata
360,000
Zliten
166,350
Zawiya
141,653
Al-Khums
126,348
Janzur
126,025
Sabha
121,895
Tobruk
115,503
Ajdabiya
107,564
Madagascar
Antananarivo
1,274,225
Toamasina
325,857
Antsirabe
246,354
Mahajanga
246,022
Fianarantsoa
191,776
Toliara
168,756
Antsiranana
129,320
Sambava
84,039
Imerintsiatosika
69,953
Antalaha
67,888
Malawi
Lilongwe
1,162,500
Blantyre
871,800
Mzuzu
273,000
Zomba
116,800
Karonga
61,609
Kasungu
58,653
Mangochi
53,498
Salima
36,789
Liwonde
36,421
Balaka
36,308
Mali
Bamako
4,227,569
Sikasso
226,618
Koutiala
141,444
Segou
133,501
Kayes
126,319
Mopti
120,786
Kalabancoro
96,173
Gao
86,353
Kati
84,500
San
66,967
Mauritania
Nouakchott
1,446,761
Nouadhibou
173,525
Kiffa
71,680
Zouerate
62,380
Kaedi
57,672
Rosso
42,670
Mbera Refugee Camp
41,256
Selibaby
40,975
Guerou
35,153
Aioun
34,838
Mauritius
Port-Louis
140,403
Vacoas-Phoenix
107,433
Beau-Bassin-Rose-Hill
92,149
Quatre-Bornes
71,076
Curepipe
70,008
Triolet
23,179
Goodlands
21,103
Bel Air Riviere Seche
18,030
Centre de Flacq
16,310
St. Pierre
16,025
Morocco
Casablanca
3,218,036
Tangier
1,275,428
Fes
1,182,963
Marrakesh
1,014,813
Sale
945,101
Meknes
556,512
Rabat
515,619
Kenitra
507,736
Oujda
506,224
Agadir
504,768
Mozambique
Maputo
1,080,277
Matola
1,032,197
Nampula
663,212
Beira
592,090
Chimoio
363,336
Tete
307,338
Nacala Porto
287,536
Quelimane
246,915
Lichinga
242,204
Pemba
200,529
Namibia
Windhoek
486,186
Rundu
118,632
Walvis Bay
102,704
Swakopmund
75,921
Oshakati
58,656
Otjiwarongo
49,022
Katima Mulilo
46,401
Okahandja
45,182
Rehoboth
40,788
Tsumeb
34,960
Niger
Niamey
978,029
Maradi
267,249
Zinder
235,605
Tahoua
117,826
Agadez
110,497
Arlit
78,651
Birni N'Konni
63,169
Dosso
58,671
Gaya
45,465
Tessaoua
43,409
Nigeria
Lagos
9,000,000
Kano
3,626,068
Ibadan
3,565,108
Kaduna
1,582,102
Port Harcourt
1,148,665
Benin City
1,125,058
Maiduguri
1,112,449
Zaria
975,153
Aba
897,560
Jos
816,824
Rwanda
Kigali
1,517,168
Gisenyi
252,090
Ruhengeri
153,368
Gitarama
82,797
Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi
66,151
Nyamata
65,107
Butare
62,823
Cyangugu
43,866
Bugarama
40,276
Muyumbu
37,141
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé
66,888
Senegal
Dakar
3,186,088
Touba
1,120,824
Thies
391,253
Kaolack
298,904
Rufisque
295,459
Mbour
284,189
Saint-Louis
254,171
Ziguinchor
214,874
Diourbel
157,554
Tivaouane Peulh - Niaga
152,043
Seychelles
Victoria
29,664
Sierra Leone
Freetown
609,174
Kenema
255,110
Bo
223,075
Koidu
196,418
Makeni
85,116
Waterloo
34,079
Port Loko
33,541
Magburaka
23,196
Goderich
19,209
Daru
17,899
Somalia
Mogadishu
2,587,183
Hargeisa
477,876
Berbera
242,344
Kismayo
234,852
Merca
230,100
Jamaame
185,270
Baidoa
129,839
Burao
99,270
Bosaso
74,287
Afgooye
65,461
South Africa
Johannesburg
7,860,781
Cape Town
3,430,992
Durban
2,786,046
Pretoria
1,763,336
Port Elizabeth
876,436
Soshanguve
728,063
Evaton
605,504
Pietermaritzburg
475,238
Bloemfontein
464,591
Vereeniging
377,922
South Sudan
Juba
230,195
Wau
118,331
Malakal
114,528
Yambio
105,881
Yei
69,720
Renk
69,079
Aweil
59,217
Maridi
55,602
Bentiu
41,328
Bor
25,188
Sudan
Omdurman
1,849,659
Khartoum
1,410,858
Khartoum North
1,012,211
Nyala
492,984
Port Sudan
394,561
El Obeid
345,126
Kassala
298,529
Medani
289,482
Gedaref
269,395
Al-Fashir
217,827
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
5,383,728
Mwanza
1,104,521
Dodoma
765,179
Zanzibar
709,809
Arusha
617,631
Mbeya
541,603
Morogoro
471,409
Kahama
453,654
Tanga
393,429
Geita
318,006
Togo
Lome
2,188,376
Kara
158,090
Dapaong
117,675
Sokode
115,442
Atakpame
98,193
Kpalime
87,478
Tsevie
76,861
Anie
61,068
Cinkasse
56,830
Notse
49,143
Tunisia
Tunis
599,368
Sfax
286,636
Sousse
250,540
Bizerte
154,300
Kairouan
153,900
La Soukra
153,307
Sidi Hassine
130,255
Raoued
124,000
Ariana
123,079
El Mourouj
120,732
Uganda
Kampala
1,797,722
Nansana
692,478
Kira
459,827
Makindye-Ssabagabo
439,605
Arua
384,656
Kyengera
311,112
Mukono
305,945
Masaka
294,166
Mbale
290,414
Jinja
279,184
Zambia
Lusaka
2,212,301
Kitwe
665,961
Ndola
627,503
Solwezi
301,370
Kabwe
288,598
Chingola
256,560
Luanshya
193,293
Chipata
188,020
Kasama
179,636
Livingstone
178,361
Zimbabwe
Harare
1,491,754
Bulawayo
665,952
Chitungwiza
371,246
Mutare
224,804
Epworth
206,368
Gweru
159,050
Kwekwe
119,863
Kadoma
117,381
Ruwa
94,078
Chinhoyi
90,800
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