The names are shown in their short and full forms in the official languages of each country. Translations of the full names not in English are shown in [brackets].
| English name | Local name |
|---|---|
| Algeria | (al-Jazā'ir) الجزائر الجمهوريّة الجزائريّة الديمقراطيّة الشعبيّة (al-Jumhūrīyâtt al-Jazā'irīyât ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyâ aš-Šaʿbīyâ) [Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria] |
| Angola | Angola República de Angola [Republic of Angola] |
| Benin | Bénin République du Bénin [Republic of Benin] |
| Botswana | Botswana Lefatshe la Botswana Republic of Botswana |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | Uburundi Burundi Republika y'Uburundi République du Burundi [Republic of Burundi] |
| Cameroon | Cameroun Cameroon République du Cameroun Republic of Cameroon |
| Chad | Tchad (Tašād) تشاد République du Tchad جمهوريّة تشاد (Jumhūrīyât Tašād) [Republic of Chad] |
| Cape Verde | Cabo Verde República de Cabo Verde [Republic of Cape Verde] |
| Central African Republic | Centrafrique Bê-Afrîka République Centrafricaine Ködrö tî Bê-Afrîka |
| Comoros | Comores Komori (al-Qumur) القمر Union des Comores Udzima wa Komori اتحاد القمر (Ittiḥād al-Qumur) [Union of the Comoros] |
| Congo (Kinshassa) | République Démocratique du Congo [Democratic Republic of the Congo] |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | République du Congo [Republic of the Congo] |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire [Republic of Côte d'Ivoire] |
| Djibouti | جيبوتي
(Jībūtī) Djibouti جمهوريّة جيبوتي (Jumhūrīyât Jībūtī) République de Djibouti [Republic of Djibouti] |
| Egypt | (Miṣr)
مصر جمهوريّة مصر العربيّة (Gumhūrīyât Miṣr al-ʿArabīyâ) [Arabic Republic of Egypt] |
| Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinée Équatoriale República de Guinea Ecuatorial République de Guinée Équatoriale [Republic of Equatorial Guinea] |
| Eritrea | ኤርትራ (Ertrā) إريتريا (Irītriyā) ሃግሬ ኤርትራ (Hāgrē Ertrā) دولة إريتريا (Dawlat Irītriyā) [State of Eritrea] |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) |
eSwatini Umbuso weSwatini Kingdom of Eswatini |
| Ethiopia | ኢትዮጵያ (Ityoṗya) የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊ (yā-Ityoṗyā Fēdērālāwi Dimokrāsiyāwi Ripabli) [Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia] |
| Gabon | Le Gabon République Gabonaise [Gabonese Republic] |
| The Gambia | The Gambia Republic of The Gambia |
| Ghana | Ghana Republic of Ghana |
| Guinea | Guinée République de Guinée [Republic of Guinea] |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guiné-Bissau República da Guiné-Bissau [Republic of Guinea-Bissau] |
| Kenya | Kenya Republic of Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya |
| Libya | (Lībiyā)
ليبيا الجماهيريّة العربيّة الليبيّة الشعبيّة الاشتراكيّة العظمى (al-Jamāhīrīyâ al-ʿArabīyâ al-Lībīyâ aš-Šaʿbīyâ al-Ištirākīyâ) [Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya] |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho Mmuso wa Lesotho |
| Liberia | Liberia Republic of Liberia |
| Madagascar | Madagasikara, Madagascar Repoblikan'i Madagasikara République de Madagascar [Republic of Madagascar] |
| Malawi | Malawi Malaŵi Republic of Malawi Mfuko la Malaŵi [Republic of Malawi] |
| Mali | Mali République du Mali (French) Mali ka Fasojamana (ߡߊߟߌ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ) - Bambara Renndaandi Maali (𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭) - Fula [Republic of Mali] |
| Mauritania | (al-Mūrītānīyâ)
موريتانيا الجمهوريّة الإسلاميّة الموريتانيّة (al-Jumhūrīyât al-Islāmīyâ al-Mūrītānīyâ) [Islamic Republic of Mauritania] |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Maurice Republic of Mauritius République de Maurice |
| Morocco | (al-Maġrib) المغرب المملكة المغربيّة (al-Mamlakâ al-Maġribīyâ) [Kingdom of Morocco] |
| Mozambique | Moçambique República de Moçambique [Republic of Mozambique] |
| Namibia | Namibia Republic of Namibia |
| Niger | Niger République du Niger [Republic of Niger] |
| Nigeria | Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Repubulika y'u Rwanda République Rwandaise Republic of Rwanda |
| Sao Tome and Principe | São Tomé e Príncipe República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe [Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe] |
| Senegal | Senegal Sénégal (French) République du Sénégal Senegaal (Wolof) Réewum Senegaal [Republic of Senegal] |
| Seychelles | Sesel Seychelles Repiblik Sesel Republic of Seychelles République des Seychelles [Republic of Seychelles] |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Somalia | Soomaaliya Jamhuuriyad-da Dimoqradddiya Soomaaliya [Republic of Somalia] |
| South Africa | Republiek van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans) Republic of South Africa (English) Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa (Northern Sotho) iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika (Southern Ndebele) Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa (Sotho) iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika (Swati) Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga (Tsonga) Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa (Tswana) Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe (Venda) iRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika (Xhosa) iRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika (Zulu) |
| South Sudan | Federal Democratic Republic of South Sudan |
| Sudan | السودان (as-Sūdān) جمهوريّة السودان (Jumhūrīyât as-Sūdān) [Republic of Sudan] |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania |
| Togo | Togo République Togolaise [Togolese Republic] |
| Tunisia |
الجمهورية التونسية (al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah) - Arabic République tunisienne (French) [Tunisian Republic] |
| Uganda | Uganda Jamhuri ya Uganda [Republic of Uganda] |
| Western Sahara |
الصحراء
العربيّة (aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwīyâ al-ʿArabīyâ) الجمهوريّة العربيّة الصحراويّة الديمقراطيّة (al-Jumhūrīyâtu al-ʿArabīyâtu aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwīyâtu ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyâ) [Democratic Sahrawi Arab Republic] |
| Zambia | Zambia Republic of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe |
Recordings of the Arabic names of countries by Zein Al-A'bideen Ayyoubi.
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