Literal Translation of Country Names: Africa (with hints)

Name the country when given its literal translation and its starting letter.

Source: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/articles/this-enlightening-map-shows-the-literal-meaning-of-every-countrys-name/

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Hint		Answer
Land of the Ganda people	U	Uganda
The islands	A	Algeria
Stone enclosure	Z	Zimbabwe
Green cape	C	Cape Verde
Islands of the moon	C	Comoros
Land of Soma	S	Somalia
Land of the Sotho	L	Lesotho
Land of Maurice van Nassau	M	Mauritius
River of rivers	N	Niger
The plateau	D	Djibouti
Free country	L	Liberia
Land of flames	M	Malawi
Land of black men on the Equator	E	Equatorial Guinea
Hippopotamus	M	Mali
Holy land	M	Madagascar
Kingdom of Swazis	E	Eswatini
Land by the water	T	Togo
Land of Musa Al Biq	M	Mozambique
Republic in the center of Africa	C	Central African Republic
The king's land	G	Ghana
The vast place	N	Namibia
The river	G	Gambia
Country of the blacks	S	Sudan
Land of the black men	G	Guinea
River of prawns	C	Cameroon
Land of burnt faces	E	Ethiopia

Hint		Answer
Democratic republic of the mountains	D	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Land of the Red Sea	E	Eritrea
Hooded cloak	G	Gabon
The far west	M	Morocco
Our canoe	S	Senegal
Saint Thomas and Prince	S	São Tomé and Príncipe
Republic of Séchelles	S	Seychelles
Land of the large lake	C	Chad
Land of argument	B	Benin
Land of the Libu	L	Libya
Lion mountains	S	Sierra Leone
Temple of the Soul of Ptah	E	Egypt
Kingdom of mountains	R	Republic of the Congo
Mountain of whiteness	K	Kenya
Southern country of the blacks	S	South Sudan
Black Bissau	G	Guinea-Bissau
Land of the Niger river	N	Nigeria
Land of Tanganika and Zanzibar	T	Tanzania
Those who went away	B	Botswana
Ivory coast	I	Ivory Coast
Land of the Mauri	M	Mauritania
Land of Ngola	A	Angola
Land of honest men	B	Burkina Faso
Land of Tunis	T	Tunisia
Land of the great river	Z	Zambia