Africa Part 2 Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. This North African nation is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and has been a center of recent political unrest.
  2. 6. A small West African nation that was a Portuguese colony; capital is Bissau.
  3. 7. A disputed territory in North Africa largely controlled by Morocco.
  4. 9. This northeastern country split in 2011 to create South Sudan.
  5. 15. Coast Also called Côte d’Ivoire, this country has Abidjan as its largest city.
  6. 16. This narrow country lies west of Nigeria and was once the center of the Dahomey Kingdom.
  7. 18. The largest country in Africa by land area; its capital is Algiers.
  8. 20. This Central African country includes parts of the Sahara Desert and Lake Chad.
  9. 21. West African country known for its civil war and diamond trade; capital is Freetown.
  10. 22. A small sliver of a country in West Africa between Ghana and Benin.
Down
  1. 1. Western most country on mainland Africa, with Dakar as its capital.
  2. 2. Once home to the rich empire of Mansa Musa; its famous city of Timbuktu is legendary.
  3. 3. Africa's most populous country and a major oil producer, with Lagos as a leading city.
  4. 5. A mostly desert country that lies along the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa.
  5. 6. This narrow country follows the Gambia River and is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal.
  6. 8. A landlocked West African nation whose capital is Ouagadougou.
  7. 10. Once called the Gold Coast, this country is known for its historic slave forts and cocoa exports.
  8. 11. Home to the Nile River and ancient pyramids at Giza.
  9. 12. The northernmost country in Africa and the starting point of the Arab Spring.
  10. 13. Not to be confused with its similarly named neighbors, this coastal country has Conakry as its capital.
  11. 14. Known for its historic cities like Fez and Marrakesh; it borders the Strait of Gibraltar.
  12. 17. Landlocked and named after a major West African river, this country has Niamey as its capital.
  13. 19. Founded by freed American slaves, this country’s capital is Monrovia.