Former Names of African Cities

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1. This city and the following 4 are all situated in what is today called DR or Democratic Republic Congo. It used to be Zaire, and before that Congo and Belgian Congo. I start with the capital Kinshasa, which used to be called? Luluabourg Stanleyville Leopoldville Elizabethville

2. The southern province of Shaba, formerly Katanga, in the DR Congo. The city is the capital of the province and is now called Lubumbashi. It used to be called? Coquilhatville Stanleyville Elizabethville Baudouinville

3. DR Congo: This city is capital of the Upper Congo province and is now called Kisangani. It was called ______ ? Albertville Luluabourg Stanleyville Leopoldville

4. DR Congo: This city is capital of Kasai province and is now called Mbuji-Mayi. But was called _____ ? Albertville Bakwanga Banningville Elizabethville

5. DR Congo: This town, capital of the Equator province, is now called Mbandaka but was called___? Jadotville Albertville Coquilhatville Baudouinville

6. The capital of Chad is Ndjamena. Which of the following was its colonial name? Fort Lamy Ouagadougou Zinder Bangui

7. The former Rhodesia: today Zimbabwe's capital is Harare. What was Harare called? Bathurst Lilongwe Lusaka Salisbury

8. West-Africa and Gambia. The capital is today called Banjul, but used to be ______ ? Monrovia Accra Freetown Bathurst

9. The former Portuguese colony of Mozambique, and today's capital Maputo. What was Maputo called? Luanda Lobito Lourenco Marques Beira

10. North West Africa. This used to be a small port in the Spanish Sahara. The area is today controlled by Morocco, but is called Western Sahara and seeks independence. The town is now called Dakhla, but used to be called? Nouakchott El Aaiun Ifni Villa Cisneros

11. This city in former Portuguese colony Angola is now called Huambo. But it used to be called what? Vila Luso Nova Lisboa Lourenco Marques Cabinda

12. This seaport in South West Angola is now called Namibe. But what was it called before? Cabinda Benguela Mocamedes Lobito

13. Zambia: This town is today called Kabwe, but used to be? Salisbury Bancroft Broken Hill Abercorn

14. Morocco: This seaport town in the SW is now called Essaouira, but used to be called? Ifni Mazagan Mogador Cabo Juby

15. Algeria: This town is now called Skikda. But during the French colonial period what was it called? Orleansville Bone Philippeville Bougie

16. Algeria: This is now Ech-Cheliff. But what was it called before? Orleansville Philippeville Ferryville Bougie

17. Algeria: this town is now called: Bejaia. What was it called before? Bone Bougie Annaba Philippeville

18. Tunisia: This town is now called Menzel Bourguiba. But it used to be called _____ ? Philippeville Ferryville Orleansville Albertville

19. Zimbabwe: This town is now Masvingo. What was its previous name? Livingstone Umtali Stanleyville Fort Victoria

20. Zimbabwe: this town is now Mutare, but used to be _______ ? Fort Victoria Umtali Salisbury Bathurst

21. This town in Zimbabwe is now called Hwange, but used to be? Hartley Umtali Essexvale Wankie

22. The former Spanish colony of Equatorial Guinea. The capital is now called Malabo, but what was its Spanish name? Santa Isabel Rio Muni Sao Tome Fernando Poo

23. Some colonial names haven't changed - just yet. But the governments of South Africa, Zimbabwe and others have serious plans to change names with a colonial flavor. I will ask you a couple of questions about cities in South Africa that just MIGHT change names. Some think this city - or rather the whole urban area - should be renamed Egoli. Which city? Durban Port Elizabeth Johannesburg Pretoria

24. This city - or rather the whole urban area - has been renamed Tshwane. What city or urban area is this? East London Bloemfontein Pretoria Durban

25. This city in Madagascar is now called Antsiranana, but once was _____ ? Tamatave Vohemar Fort-Dauphin Diego-Suarez