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Random African Country Generator
Spin the wheel to get a random country in Africa. All 54 countries are on it, and each result shows the flag, capital, map, current weather, national dish and famous places.
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Discover countries you rarely hear about
Africa has more countries than any other continent, and many of them seldom appear in the news or in school lessons. A random spin is an easy way to break out of the few names you already know. You might land on Lesotho, a kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa, or on Cabo Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic.
Each result links to a short overview and its famous places, so a single spin can turn into a small geography lesson.
Ideas for teachers
- Country reports: each student spins once with repeats off, so every report covers a different country.
- Map hunt: spin a country and ask the class to find it on a blank map.
- Food and culture: compare the national dishes of two countries from different regions.
- Weather check: look at the live temperature in the capital and talk about why it differs from yours.
All 54 countries on the Africa wheel
Select a country to see its flag, map, national dish and famous places.
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers |
| Angola | Luanda |
| Benin | Porto-Novo |
| Botswana | Gaborone |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou |
| Burundi | Gitega |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé |
| Cape Verde | Praia |
| Central African Republic | Bangui |
| Chad | N'Djamena |
| Comoros | Moroni |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| DR Congo | Kinshasa |
| Egypt | Cairo |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo |
| Eritrea | Asmara |
| Eswatini | Lobamba |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Gabon | Libreville |
| Gambia | Banjul |
| Ghana | Accra |
| Guinea | Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau |
| Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro |
| Kenya | Nairobi |
| Lesotho | Maseru |
| Liberia | Monrovia |
| Libya | Tripoli |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo |
| Malawi | Lilongwe |
| Mali | Bamako |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Morocco | Rabat |
| Mozambique | Maputo |
| Namibia | Windhoek |
| Niger | Niamey |
| Nigeria | Abuja |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville |
| Rwanda | Kigali |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| Seychelles | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| Somalia | Mogadishu |
| South Africa | Pretoria |
| South Sudan | Juba |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Tanzania | Dodoma |
| Togo | Lomé |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Uganda | Kampala |
| Zambia | Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe | Harare |
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Frequently asked questions
How many African countries are on the wheel?
54. You can see all of them, with their capitals, in the list on this page.
Can each student get a different country?
Yes. Turn on Don’t repeat countries, and each winner leaves the wheel until you restore it.
Is the weather live?
Yes. The temperature for the capital is loaded when you spin. The other details are saved on our site.
Can I choose only part of Africa?
You can untick individual countries in the wheel settings so that only the ones you want are left.