Editing Sub-Saharan Africa (section)

==List of countries and regional organisation==
Sub-Saharan Africa is composed of 49 countries. Only six African countries are not geopolitically a part of sub-Saharan Africa: [[Algeria]], [[Egypt]], [[Libya]], [[Morocco]], [[Tunisia]] and [[Western Sahara]] (claimed by Morocco); they form the [[UN subregion]] of [[Northern Africa]], which also makes up the largest bloc of the [[Arab World]]. Nevertheless, some international organisations include Sudan as part of North Africa. Although a long-standing member of the [[Arab League]], Sudan has around 30% non-Arab populations in the west ([[Darfur]], [[Masalit people|Masalit]], [[Zaghawa people|Zaghawa]]), far north ([[Nubian people|Nubian]]) and south ([[Kordofan]], [[Nuba]]),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/nov/23/nubian-monkey-arab-racism |work=The Guardian |location=London |title='Nubian monkey' song and Arab racism |first=Nesrine |last=Malik |date=23 November 2009 |access-date=9 April 2010 |archive-date=8 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908061021/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/nov/23/nubian-monkey-arab-racism |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://pages.towson.edu/thompson/Courses/Regional/Reference/SSA.Physical.pdf Towson.edu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003104/http://pages.towson.edu/thompson/Courses/Regional/Reference/SSA.Physical.pdf |date=3 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTPUBREP/EXTSTATINAFR/0,,contentMDK:21106218~menuPK:824080~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:824043,00.html |title=Worldbank.org |publisher=Web.worldbank.org |date=27 October 2006 |access-date=15 November 2009 |archive-date=30 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330041501/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTPUBREP/EXTSTATINAFR/0,,contentMDK:21106218~menuPK:824080~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:824043,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdcdevelopmentsolutions.org/africa |title=CDCdevelopmentSolutions.org |publisher=CDCdevelopmentSolutions.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620035055/http://cdcdevelopmentsolutions.org/africa |archive-date=20 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/sudan/ |title=Where We Work |publisher=[[USAID]] |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=29 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017021206/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/sudan/ |archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.transparency.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413084510/http://www.transparency.org/regional_pages/africa_middle_east/sub_saharan_africa |url-status=dead |title=Transparency International - The Global Anti-Corruption Coalition |archive-date=13 April 2012 |website=www.transparency.org }}</ref> and a largely Arabised native Nubian population that represents the majority at 70% hence its inclusion in North Africa, but geographically and culturally Sudan is part of Sub Saharan Africa. [[Mauritania]] and [[Niger]] only include a band of the Sahel along their southern borders. All other African countries have at least significant portions of their territory within sub-Saharan Africa.

===Central Africa===
[[File:LocationCentralMiddleAfrica.png|right|thumb|upright=0.9|
{{legend|#00a000|Central Africa}}
{{legend|#00d000|Middle Africa ([[subregion|UN subregion]])}}
{{legend|#00ff00|[[Central African Federation]] (defunct)}}]]
* {{flagg|unc|South Sudan}}<ref name = "CIA SSudan"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/12/24/US-Marines-poised-to-enter-South-Sudan/UPI-73481387863000/ |title=U.N. doubles force in turbulent South Sudan [UPDATE 2 |publisher=UPI.com |access-date=29 September 2015 |archive-date=30 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930201711/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/12/24/US-Marines-poised-to-enter-South-Sudan/UPI-73481387863000/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '''''cap.''''' [[Juba]] '''''cur.''''' [[South Sudanese pound]] (£) '''''lang.''''' English

; ECCAS ([[Economic Community of Central African States]])
* {{flagg|unc|Angola}} (also in SADC) '''''cap.''''' [[Luanda]] '''''cur.''''' [[Angolan kwanza]] (Kz) '''''lang.''''' Portuguese
* {{flagg|unc|Burundi}} (also in EAC) '''''cap.''''' [[Gitega]] (former [[Bujumbura]]) '''''cur.''''' [[Burundian franc]] (FBu) '''''lang.''''' [[Kirundi]], French, English 
* {{flagg|unc|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (also in SADC) '''''cap.''''' [[Kinshasa]] '''''cur.''''' [[Congolese franc]] (FC) '''''lang.''''' French
* {{flagg|unc|Rwanda}} (also in EAC) '''''cap.''''' [[Kigali]] '''''cur.''''' [[Rwandan franc]] (RF) '''''lang.''''' [[Kinyarwanda]], French, English
* {{flagg|unc|São Tomé and Príncipe}} '''''cap.''''' [[São Tomé]] '''''cur.''''' [[São Tomé and Príncipe dobra]] (Db) '''''lang.''''' Portuguese

;CEMAC ([[Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa]])
* {{flagg|unc|Cameroon}} '''''cap.''''' [[Yaoundé]] '''''cur.''''' [[Central African CFA franc]] (FCFA) '''''lang.''''' English, French
* {{flag|Central African Republic}} '''''cap.''''' [[Bangui]] '''''cur.''''' [[Central African CFA franc]] (FCFA) '''''lang.''''' [[Sango language|Sango]], French
* {{flag|Chad}} '''''cap.''''' [[N'Djamena]] '''''cur.''''' [[Central African CFA franc]] (FCFA) '''''lang.''''' French, Arabic
* {{flag|Republic of the Congo}} '''''cap.''''' [[Brazzaville]] '''''cur.''''' [[Central African CFA franc]] (FCFA) '''''lang.''''' French
* {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} '''''cap.''''' [[Malabo]] '''''cur.''''' [[Central African CFA franc]] (FCFA) '''''lang.''''' Spanish, French
* {{flag|Gabon}} '''''cap.''''' [[Libreville]] '''''cur.''''' [[Central African CFA franc]] (FCFA) '''''lang.''''' French

===East Africa===
[[File:LocationEasternAfrica.png|right|thumb|upright=0.9|
{{legend|#00a000|Eastern Africa ([[subregion|UN subregion]])}}
{{legend|#177245|[[East African Community]]}}
{{legend|#ACE1AF|[[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|Central African Federation]] (defunct)}}
{{legend|#00f000|Geographic East Africa, including the UN subregion and East African Community}}]]
* {{flag|Sudan}} '''''cap.''''' [[Khartoum]] '''''cur.''''' [[Sudanese pound]] (£S.) '''''lang.''''' Arabic ([[Sudanese Arabic]]) and [[English language|English]]
*{{flagg|unc|South Sudan}} '''''cap.''''' [[Juba]] '''''cur.''''' [[South Sudanese pound]] (£) '''''lang.''''' [[English language|English]] and Arabic ([[Juba Arabic]])
*{{flag|Somalia}} '''''cap.''''' [[Mogadishu]] '''''cur.''''' [[Somali shilling]] (So.Sh&nbsp;/-) '''''lang.''''' [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Arabic]] (official)
* {{flag|Kenya}} '''''cap.''''' [[Nairobi]] '''''cur.''''' [[Kenyan shilling]] (KSh&nbsp;/=) '''''lang.''''' [[Swahili culture|Swahili]], English
* {{flag|Uganda}} '''''cap.''''' [[Kampala]] '''''cur.''''' [[Ugandan shilling]] (USh&nbsp;/=) '''''lang.''''' [[Swahili culture|Swahili]], English
* {{flag|Rwanda}} (also in ECCAS) '''''cap.''''' [[Kigali]] '''''cur.''''' [[Rwandan franc]] (RF) '''''lang.''''' [[Kinyarwanda]], French, English
* {{flag|Tanzania}} (also in SADC) '''''cap.''''' [[Dodoma]] '''''cur.''''' [[Tanzanian shilling]] (TSh&nbsp;/=) '''''lang.''''' [[Swahili culture|Swahili]], English
* {{flag|Burundi}} (also in ECCAS) '''''cap.''''' [[Gitega]] (former [[Bujumbura]]) '''''cur.''''' [[Burundian franc]] (FBu) '''''lang.''''' [[Kirundi]], French
*{{flag|Eritrea}} '''''cap.''''' [[Asmara]] '''''cur.''''' [[Eritrean nakfa]] (Nfk) '<nowiki/>'''''lang.'''''' [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]], [[Arabic]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[English language|English]] (unofficial, lingua franca)
*{{flag|Djibouti}} '''''cap.''''' [[Djibouti]] '''''cur.''''' [[Djiboutian franc]] (Fdj) '''''lang.''''' [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[French language|French]] (official)

==== Northeast Africa ====

* '''Horn of Africa'''
**{{flag|Djibouti}} '''''cap.''''' [[Djibouti]] '''''cur.''''' [[Djiboutian franc]] (Fdj) '''''lang.''''' [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[French language|French]] (official)
**{{flag|Eritrea}} '''''cap.''''' [[Asmara]] '''''cur.''''' [[Eritrean nakfa]] (Nfk) '<nowiki/>'''''lang.'''''' [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]], [[Arabic]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[English language|English]] (unofficial, lingua franca)
**{{flag|Ethiopia}} '''''cap.''''' [[Addis Ababa]] '''''cur.''''' [[Ethiopian birr]] (Br) '''''lang.''''' [[Afar language|Afar]], [[Amharic language|Amharic]], [[Oromo language|Oromo]], [[Somali language|Somali]], and [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]]
**{{flag|Somalia}} '''''cap.''''' [[Mogadishu]] '''''cur.''''' [[Somali shilling]] (So.Sh) '''''lang.''''' [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Arabic]] (official)
* '''Sudan & South Sudan'''
** {{flag|Sudan}} '''''cap.''''' [[Khartoum]] '''''cur.''''' [[Sudanese pound]] (£Sd.) '''''lang.''''' Arabic ([[Sudanese Arabic]]) and [[English language|English]]
** {{flagg|unc|South Sudan}} '''''cap.''''' [[Juba]] '''''cur.''''' [[South Sudanese pound]] (£) '''''lang.''''' [[English language|English]] and Arabic ([[Juba Arabic]])

====Southeast Africa====
;EAC
* {{flag|Burundi}} (also in ECCAS) '''''cap.''''' [[Gitega]] (former [[Bujumbura]]) '''''cur.''''' [[Burundian franc]] (FBu) '''''lang.''''' [[Kirundi]], French
* {{flag|Kenya}} '''''cap.''''' [[Nairobi]] '''''cur.''''' [[Kenyan shilling]] (KSh&nbsp;/=) '''''lang.''''' [[Swahili culture|Swahili]], English
* {{flag|Rwanda}} (also in ECCAS) '''''cap.''''' [[Kigali]] '''''cur.''''' [[Rwandan franc]] (RF) '''''lang.''''' [[Kinyarwanda]], French, English
* {{flag|Tanzania}} (also in SADC) '''''cap.''''' [[Dodoma]] '''''cur.''''' [[Tanzanian shilling]] (TSh.&nbsp;/=) '''''lang.''''' [[Swahili culture|Swahili]], English
* {{flag|Uganda}} '''''cap.''''' [[Kampala]] '''''cur.''''' [[Ugandan shilling]] (USh&nbsp;/=) '''''lang.''''' [[Swahili culture|Swahili]], English

===Southern Africa===
[[File:LocationSouthernAfrica.png|right|thumb|upright=0.9|
{{legend|#00a000|Southern Africa ([[subregion|UN subregion]])}}
{{legend|#00d000|geographic, including above}}
{{legend|#00ff00|[[Southern African Development Community]] (SADC)}}]]

;SADC (Southern African Development Community)
* {{flag|Angola}} (also in ECCAS) '''''cap.''''' [[Luanda]] '''''cur.''''' [[Angolan kwanza]] (Kz) '''''lang.''''' Portuguese
* {{flag|Botswana}} '''''cap.''''' [[Gaborone]] '''''cur.''''' [[Botswana pula]] (P) '''''lang.''''' [[Tswana language|Tswana]], English
* {{flag|Comoros}} '''''cap.''''' [[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]] '''''cur.''''' [[Comorian franc]] (FC) '''''lang.''''' [[Comorian language|Comorian]], Arabic, French
* {{flag|Eswatini}} '''''cap.''''' [[Mbabane]] '''''cur.''''' [[Swazi lilangeni]] (L)(E) '''''lang.''''' [[SiSwati]], English
* {{flag|Lesotho}} '''''cap.''''' [[Maseru]] '''''cur.''''' [[Lesotho loti]] (L)(M) '''''lang.''''' [[Sesotho]], English
* {{flag|Madagascar}} '''''cap.''''' [[Antananarivo]] '''''cur.''''' [[Malagasy ariary]] (Ar.) '''''lang.''''' [[Malagasy language|Malagasy]], French
* {{flag|Malawi}} '''''cap.''''' [[Lilongwe]] '''''cur.''''' [[Malawian kwacha]] (MK) '''''lang.''''' English
* {{flag|Mauritius}} '''''cap.''''' [[Port Louis]] '''''cur.''''' [[Mauritian rupee]] (Re/Rs&nbsp;/-) '''''lang.''''' English
* {{flag|Mozambique}} '''''cap.''''' [[Maputo]] '''''cur.''''' [[Mozambican metical]] (MTn) '''''lang.''''' Portuguese
* {{flag|Namibia}} '''''cap.''''' [[Windhoek]] '''''cur.''''' [[Namibian dollar]] (N$) '''''lang.''''' English
* {{flag|Seychelles}} '''''cap.''''' [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]] '''''cur.''''' [[Seychellois rupee]] (Re/Rs&nbsp;/-) '''''lang.''''' [[Seychellois Creole]], English, French
* {{flag|South Africa}} '''''cap.''''' [[Bloemfontein]], [[Cape Town]], [[Pretoria]] '''''cur.''''' [[South African rand]] (R) '''''lang.''''' [[South Africa|11 official languages]]
* {{flag|Zambia}} '''''cap.''''' [[Lusaka]] '''''cur.''''' [[Zambian kwacha]] (ZK) '''''lang.''''' English
* {{flag|Zimbabwe}} '''''cap.''''' [[Harare]] '''''cur.''''' [[Zimbabwean dollar]] ($) '''''lang.''''' English

===Sudan===
Depending on classification [[Sudan]] is often not considered part of sub-Saharan Africa, as it is considered part of North Africa.
* {{flag|Sudan}} '''''cap.''''' [[Khartoum]] '''''cur.''''' [[Sudanese pound]] (SDG) '''''lang.''''' Arabic and English

===West Africa===
[[File:LocationWesternAfrica.png|right|thumb|upright=0.9|
{{legend|#00a000|Western Africa ([[subregion|UN subregion]])}}
{{legend|#00ff00|[[Maghreb]]}}]]
;ECOWAS ([[Economic Community of West African States]])
* {{flag|Ivory Coast}} '''''cap.''''' [[Yamoussoukro]], [[Abidjan]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|The Gambia}} '''''cap.''''' [[Banjul]] '''''cur.''''' [[Gambian dalasi]] (D)
* {{flag|Ghana}} '''''cap.''''' [[Accra]] '''''cur.''''' [[Ghanaian cedi]] (GH₵)
* {{flag|Guinea}} '''''cap.''''' [[Conakry]] '''''cur.''''' [[Guinean franc]] (FG)
* {{flag|Liberia}} '''''cap.''''' [[Monrovia]] '''''cur.''''' [[Liberian dollar]] (L$)
* {{flag|Mauritania}} '''''cap.''''' [[Nouakchott]] '''''cur.''''' [[Mauritanian ouguiya]] (UM) (sometimes, like [[Sudan]], considered part of [[North Africa]])
* {{flag|Nigeria}} '''''cap.''''' [[Abuja]] '''''cur'''.'' [[Nigerian naira]] (₦)
* {{flag|Sierra Leone}} '''''cap.''''' [[Freetown]] '''''cur.''''' [[Sierra Leonean leone]] (Le)

;UEMOA ([[West African Economic and Monetary Union]])
* {{flag|Benin}} '''''cap.''''' [[Porto-Novo]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|Burkina Faso}} '''''cap.''''' [[Ouagadougou]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|Ivory Coast}} '''''cap.''''' [[Yamoussoukro]], [[Abidjan]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} '''''cap.''''' [[Bissau]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|Mali}} '''''cap.''''' [[Bamako]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|Niger}} '''''cap.''''' [[Niamey]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|Senegal}} '''''cap.''''' [[Dakar]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)
* {{flag|Togo}} '''''cap.''''' [[Lomé]] '''''cur.''''' [[West African CFA franc]] (CFA)