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Zimbabwe, ZWE +263Zambia, ZMB +260Uganda, UGA +256Tunisia, TUN +216Togo, TGO +228Tanzania, TZA +255Eswatini, SWZ +268South Sudan, SSD +211Sudan, SDN +249South Africa, ZAF +27Somalia, SOM +252Sierra Leone, SLE +232Seychelles, SYC +248Senegal, SEN +221São Tomé and Príncipe, STP +239Rwanda, RWA +250Nigeria, NGA +234Niger, NER +227Namibia, NAM +264Mozambique, MOZ +258Morocco, MAR +212Mauritius, MUS +230Mauritania, MRT +222Mali, MLI +223Malawi, MWI +265Madagascar, MDG +261Libya, LBY +218Liberia, LBR +231Lesotho, LSO +266Kenya, KEN +254Guinea-Bissau, GNB +245Guinea, GIN +224Ghana, GHA +233The Gambia, GMB +220Gabon, GAB +241Ethiopia, ETH +251Eritrea, ERI +291Equatorial Guinea, GNQ +240Egypt, EGY +20Djibouti, DJI +253Côte d'Ivoire, CIV +225DR Congo, COD +243Republic of the Congo, COG +242Comoros, COM +269Chad, TCD +235Central African Republic, CAF +236Cabo Verde, CPV +238Cameroon, CMR +237Burundi, BDI +257Burkina Faso, BFA +226Botswana, BWA +267Benin, BEN +229Angola, AGO +244Algeria, DZA +213
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Abuja city gate beside a rocky hill and highway interchange in Nigeria
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Nigeria

Abuja · West Africa

A highway through Accra, Ghana
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Ghana

Accra · West Africa

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