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