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African cities which have changed their name

Can you name the modern-day name of these African cities based on one of their previous names?
Some cities have had multiple names. Only one of them is included as a clue
Of course, this list doesn't include evrery African city that has changed its name, only a few
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Last updated: October 16, 2021
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Current name
Old name
Marrakesh
Morocco
Kinshasa
Léopoldville
Algiers
Icosium
Antananarivo
Tananarive
Port Louis
Port Napoléon
Durban
Port Natal
Gaborone
Gaberones
Current name
Old name
Malabo
Santa Isabel
Banjul
Bathurst
Tripoli
Oea
Casablanca
Anfa
Victoria
L'Établissement
Gqeberha
Port Elizabeth
Constantine
Cirta
Current name
Old name
Harare
Salisbury
Maputo
Lourenço Marques
N'Djamena
Fort Lamy
Benghazi
Bani Ghazi
Pointe-Noire
Ponta Negra
Lubumbashi
Elisabethstad
2 Comments
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Level 78
Oct 16, 2021
Great quiz, but isn't Latakia in Syria?
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Level 55
Oct 16, 2021
Thanks! And yeah, I don't know how but for some reason I included not one, but two Syrian cities in an Africa quiz! Xd