The Countries of Africa

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1. What African country was first settled by freed American slaves.? Ethiopia Ghana Morocco Liberia

2. During World War I, which country did South Africa capture? Zimbabwe Gambia Namibia Mozambique

3. Which African country became independent from Spain in 1968 and is the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa? Equatorial Guinea Algeria Eritrea Central African Republic

4. Which African nation did Winston Churchill once call "the pearl of Africa?" Senegal Niger Uganda Nigeria

5. Which country did not once rule Mauritius? Netherlands Britain Portugal France

6. Which country was called Upper Volta until 1984? Lesotho Congo Burkina Faso Libya

7. Which of the following African countries is not landlocked? Gabon Rwanda Malawi Zimbabwe

8. Which African nation was formerly called Zaire? Angola Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Dijbouti

9. Which two countries claimed the Aozou Strip, causing the dispute to be put before the United Nation's International Court of Justice for arbitration? Chad & Libya Chad & Niger Niger & Libya Algeria & Mali

10. Wole Soyinka, the first African awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, was born in which country? Congo South Africa Egypt Nigeria