List of fictional African countries

This is a list of fictional countries that are set somewhere in the continent of Africa.

A

• Africa : Africa is portrayed as one country in various works, typically comprising an expansive and sparsely populated jungle or savanna. ^[1]
• African Confederation: A future African country that includes present-day Somalia, it is the birthplace of Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation .
• Afrinia: An African country used in World Bank training exercises. ^{[2] [3]}
• Afromacoland: An African country in the novel Chief the Honourable Minister by T. M. Aluko
• Azania : An African country from Evelyn Waugh's novel Black Mischief but with earlier origins in Roman histories.
• Abuddin: A Middle East country in the series Tyrant .
• Free Republic of Aburĩria: An African country ruled by a dictator known only as the "Ruler" in the novel Wizard of the Crow by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

B

• Babar's Kingdom : from children's book, a country of intelligent bipedal elephants.
• Bahari: From the CBS television series, Scorpion , a small north African nation under a dictatorship. The nation is a former Nazi German colony and there are several Nazi German military bases located in the deserts of the country.
• Balaika: A fictional Central African country in the 2014 BBC Radio 4 Play "When The Laughter Stops", written by Sibusiso Mamba, co-created with Daliso Chaponda and with additional material by Ava Vidal. In the play two stand-up comedians get into trouble in a country that is in the process of deciding whether homosexuality should be a capital offence.
• Balic: A fictional African country featured in the Japanese anime television series Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid .
• Bangalla : From The Phantom comic strip. The Phantom's base lies in the deep woods of this central African nation.
• Bapetikosweti: The "homeland" state in which the South African satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys (under the guise of his drag character, Evita Bezuidenhout) was the South African ambassador.
• Beninia: From John Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar
• Birani: An African nation featured in the film The Gods Must Be Crazy . Located near Namibia and Angola. Has a Banana Forest at a place called Dumgase.
• Bocamo: A gold-producing West African state from the Mission: Impossible TV episode "Kitara". Renowned as a particularly brutal practitioner of apartheid.
• Bonande: A West African country in the film La Nuit de la vérité .
• Bongo Congo: An African kingdom in the animated series King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
• Bora-Baru: A fictional country located inside Tanzania in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Botswanga: An African country in the film Le Crocodile du Botswanga .
• Bozatta: An African nation from Scorpion .
• Bulungi: A country located south of Côte d'Ivoire and southeast of Liberia featured in an article by satirical news group The Onion . In the article, the United States' "ambassador" to Bulungi is accused of making the country up. Bulungi's capital city is Yabba-Dabba.
• Buranda: An African country in the BBC comedy series Yes Minister , formerly known as "British Equatorial Africa"
• Burunda: A country located in Southern Africa in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Butua: An African country of cannibals in the novel Aline and Valcour by the Marquis de Sade.

C

• Carbombya: A North African country mentioned in the Transformers series, ruled by "king of kings" Abdul Fakkadi as the "Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya". The portrayal of Arabs in the episode featuring Carbombya led Casey Kasem, who was Lebanese-American, to leave the original animated series. ^[4]
• Canaan: An African nation bordering Wakanda in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Claw Island: An African nation occupying the island of Madagascar as portrayed in a video by The Onion about the United States sending US$3 billion worth of aid to Andorra.
• Clonka Minkus: An African country created by British animator David Firth for his series The News Hasn't Happened Yet.

D

• Dahomalia: An African nation from Stand on Zanzibar
• Democratic Republic of Dahum: An African nation from James Bond novel Solo
• Federal Republic of Darrar: A country in the Horn of Africa based on Ethiopia in the novel Borderlines by Michela Wrong. ^{[5] [6]}
• North Darrar: A country in the Horn of Africa based on Eritrea in the novel Borderlines by Michela Wrong. The capital city is Lira. The country neighbours the Federal Republic of Darrar and has fought a war against it over a border dispute based on the Eritrean–Ethiopian War. ^{[5] [6]}

E

• Equatorial Kundu : West African republic originally depicted on the Aaron Sorkin series The West Wing , and later on The Newsroom and IZombie (TV series) .
• Equatorial Uqbar Orbis: Dictatorship in Africa originally depicted in Better Call Saul (S1:E10). The country appears to be a reference to Jorge Luis Borges’s short story Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.

F

• Federal Republic of South Africa: A South African state mentioned in the 1991 novel Vortex , by Larry Bond and Patrick Larkin. It is the successor state to the apartheid-era "Republic of South Africa" and is established after a civil war takes place in South Africa over the fate of apartheid in the early 1990s; its capital is Johannesburg after having been moved there from Pretoria due to the latter city's negative association with the apartheid regime and the subsequent civil war.

G

• Gafir: A fictional nation situated at the cross roads of the red sea, littered with desert, once under British rule until the year 1950, was created as an April Fools' Day joke as Instagram’s country of the day in 2018.
• Gbe Republic: A small nation in West Africa featured in the Hearts of Iron IV mod The New Order: Last Days of Europe .
• Genosha : An island nation which was established as a mutant homeland in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Ghalea: A small African nation whose pro-Western government is key to stability in the area, from the Mission: Impossible episode "The Money Machine".
• Ghudaza: A country bordering Wakanda in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Gigargios, A North African Kingdom from the Gigargios series of novels by author Marcin Franczak that face challenges of invasions of ancient empires such as Persia and Rome. ^[7]
• Gindra: A small nation in Central Africa formerly the home of Outer Heaven in Metal Gear: Ghost Babel .
• Gorilla City : A city in the DC Comics universe that is inhabited by sapient primates.
• Gorotoland: An African republic and site of Cold War conflict in Allen Drury's novel Capable of Honor .
• Great Islam Nation: A theocratic state which extends on Middle-East and Africa in the two novels Wang by French author Pierre Bordage.
• Guadec: A country in an episode of Spooks . Led by reformist President Manu Baffong.
• Gwinalia: A country in the PBS show Chocolate.

H

• Halwan: An African nation bordering Algeria and Libya in the Marvel Comics universe.

I

• Imaya: Small Central African country located in between Nigeria and Niger in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Interzone: A fictionalized version of Tangier in William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch .
• Ishmaelia: A fictional African country from the novel Scoop by Evelyn Waugh.
• Ishtar: A fictional country bordering Morocco from the 1987 film Ishtar .

J

• Republic of the Jola: A country located in West Africa featured in the Hearts of Iron IV mod The New Order: Last Days of Europe .

K

• Kalubya: A North African country corresponding to the location of Libya in Operation Thunderbolt arcade game
• Kalya: A West African country in the novel The Zinzin Road by Fletcher Knebel. Capital city: Ft. Paul.
• Kamanga: A Southern African country between Namibia and Mozambique in the novel Tenth Man Down by Chris Ryan. Ruled from the poverty-stricken capital of Mulongwe, Kamanga is the very model of post-colonial corruption, nepotism, and greed. The territory, once a British possession, is now suffering from an AIDS epidemic, while poaching goes unchecked during a brutal civil war. Uranium, diamonds, and bauxite are key resources, although they remain in the hands of the European-descended elite. Kamanga uses the Kwacha as its national currency. This "Kwacha" is a fictional currency, but it has the same name as the Malawian kwacha and the Zambian kwacha.
• Kambawe: The setting of Tom Stoppard's 1978 play Night and Day
• Kambezi: Southern African country occurring in several MacGyver episodes, located somewhere near Zimbabwe and home to a population of black rhinos, a protected species approaching rapid extinction thanks to South African poachers. Kambezi is also in fact a military dictatorship, and relies heavily on the smuggling of dagga. Kambezi was later used in season 3 of Blindspot , but was a Central African monarchy at war with its neighbor and seeking control of a pipeline.
• Kangan: An African nation in the novel Anthills of the Savannah (1984) by Chinua Achebe
• Katanga: An African country, neighboring Sierra Leone, in Frederick Forsyth's The Dogs of War (1974)
• Kenyopia: belligerent African nation in Totally Spies! TV series attempting to conquer its fictional neighbor Lyrobia (see below) with its King Milanalwayskumar
• Kharun: A country that Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg visits in the second season of Borgen .
• Khokarsa : An ancient African empire that serves as the primary setting for Philip José Farmer's Khokarsa series.
• Kijuju: An African country in Resident Evil 5 , which is subject to viral experimentation.
• Kinjanja: An African country in the 1994 film A Good Man in Africa , starring Sean Connery.
• Kivukiland: An African kingdom in the 2001 South African film Mr Bones by Leon Schuster.
• Kôr: An African country in the novel She by H. Rider Haggard.
• Kukuanaland: An African country in the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard.
• Kush: An African country from John Updike's 1978 novel The Coup.

L

• Ligeria: An African home of the agent Benjamin N’udu in the Canadian TV series InSecurity .
• Logosia: An African country from the Mission: Impossible TV episode "The Crane".
• Lombuanda: An independent white-supremacist African country on the Gulf of Guinea in the Mission: Impossible episode "The Diamond". Underdeveloped and densely forested, Lombuanda is ruled by French-speaking settlers who keep two million black citizens starved and without 'schools, hospitals, or any voice in government'. The title of prime minister is held by Hendrik Durvard, a despotic white Lombuandan who plans to use a 27,000-carat diamond to finance his seizure of tribal reserves.
• Lyrobia: An African nation, ruled by Queen Tassara, in French/Canadian animated TV series Totally Spies! containing desert and rain forest environments, with an Arabic-inspired culture.
• Lamumba: A country in the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Doom Patrol #100, "The Fantastic Origin of Beast Boy".
• North Limbawe and South Limbawe: Two independent African countries locked in a conflict to control prized oil fields that run along their borders. The countries are appear in the Airwolf episode "And They Are Us". The Airwolf team Dominic and String are sent to North Limbawe to aid the North Limbawean leader Seku Logana, only to discover Logana's part in the conflict is more complex than previously thought.

M

• Makeba: An African country from TV Series Without a Trace .
• Malagawi: An African country in le Professionnel , film by Georges Lautner starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.
• Matobo : A state based on Zimbabwe, from the 2005 film The Interpreter . "Matobo" is also used briefly in 24: Redemption in a scene where an international videoconference takes place and on 24 (season 7), where Ule Matobo (fictional) is a former president of Sangala, the fictional African nation. The nation was also used as the setting for the Swedish film Morgan Pålsson - världsreporter, but spelled with an accent, Matóbo.
• Maurania: An African country in Paradise video game. Its name might be based on the real-life Saharan country of Mauritania.
• Mbangawi: An African country located between Tanzania and Kenya in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Mohannda: A country bordering Wakanda and Zwartheid in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Moloni Republic: Southern African country from the video game Metal Gear Acid .
• Mombaka: An African country featured in the films Red Scorpion and Jagga Jasoos.
• Mumbambu: An African nation occupying the Central and East region as portrayed in a video by The Onion about the United States sending US$3 billion worth of aid to Andorra as it was believed to be south of Mumbambu in Africa, not Europe. ^[8]
• Murkatesh: Country bordering Algeria and Nigeria in the Marvel Comics universe.

N

• Nadua: An enclave of Namibia in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Nagonia: An African country in Yulian Semyonov's spy novel TASS Is Authorized to Announce..., and in the 1984 film of the same title
• Nambia: An African country usually said as a mispronunciation of Namibia erroneously stated likely due to the prevalence of nations with similar name such as Gambia and Zambia. ^[9]
• Nambutu: An African nation in the 2006 film Casino Royale .
• Naruba: A West African country in Designated Survivor . It is located in between Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso. Its capital city is Soji. It is mentioned to be one of the poorest nations on the planet, with conflicts arising from warlords such as Atsu Kalame.
• Narubu: A country from Army Wives .
• Narobia: A country in the Marvel Comics universe located near Ethiopia and Wakanda.
• Natumbe: An African country from Dynasty .
• Nayak: An imaginary West African country in the 2004 film La Nuit de la vérité (Night of Truth)
• Neranga: A "new African country" featured in a Rumpole story called "Rumpole and the Golden Thread" by John Mortimer
• NetFrica : An East African nation from the Mega Man Battle Network series who worships an irrigation computer as a water god. ^[10]
• Nexdoria: Featured in Coming 2 America as a rival, adjacent country to Zamunda.
• Ng'ombwana: An African country depicted in the 1974 novel Black As He's Painted by Ngaio Marsh
• Ngombia: A West African country featured in the 1963 Tom Swift Jr. novel Tom Swift and His Repelatron Skyway.
• Niberia: An African country in the 2009 film The International .
• Nibia: An African country in the 1995 film Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Niganda: A country bordering Wakanda in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Numbani: West African city-state bordering Nigeria in the video game Overwatch
• Nyala: An African country depicted in the novel Juggernaut by Desmond Bagley.

O

• Odan: A Central African Republic at war with its neighbor and seeking control of a pipeline in season 3 of Blindspot .
• Opar : Located deep in the jungles of Africa. Portrayed as a lost colony of Atlantis in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels.
• Orïsha: A West Africa country based on Nigeria in the fantasy novel Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
• Outer Heaven : A fortified microstate founded by a "legendary mercenary" 200 km north of the fictional Galzburg, South Africa

P

• Pan-Africa: Featured in the Judge Dredd comic book series.
• Pan African Union: Future federal Sub-Saharan superstate in the science fiction wargame Full Thrust
• Pepsi Presents New Zanzibar: Featured in The Simpsons episode "Simpson Safari", this country came into being after civil war in Tanzania created the country New Zanzibar, which moments later was purchased by Pepsi.
• Pride Lands: A fictional East African country where lions rule the kingdom, and humans are seemingly absent. Pride Rock, a colossal rock formation, serves as the residence of the king and his pride, and the de facto capital. The Pride Lands is based on the real-life Tanzania in Disney's The Lion King .

Q

• Qitzikwaka: A North African country created by the YouTube channel Geography Now as part of an April Fools video.

R

• Republic of West Africa: Highlighted in the episode 6 of season 1 of Madam Secretary ("The Call"), the Republic of West Africa is lodged in between Gabon and Cameroon (around the area of Equatorial Guinea) and is said to be ruled by a military junta following a coup. In the context of the episode, the ruling council of the RWA is aiming to commit ethnic cleansing against the Beko people, marching on the city of "St. Juste", one of the Beko peoples' primary population centres. The North and Interior of the RWA are said to be ruled by warlords armed with "RPGs and Machine Guns". One of the official languages of the RWA is French, although some of the Beko people are noted to speak Igbo. It is also implied that a heavy number of the Beko people within the RWA follow the Christian faith, primarily Roman Catholicism.
• Rudyarda: Small African nation north of Wakanda in the Marvel Comics universe.

S

• Shakobi : An African monarchy from That's So Raven TV series, episode "The Royal Treatment"
• Samgola: A parody of Angola bordering Nambabwe in Leon Schuster's film Oh Schucks...Here Comes UNTAG.
• Sangala: A nation from 24: Redemption and 24 (season 7) where Jack Bauer comes to after running away from his life. A coup d'état takes place, with rebels using brainwashed children as soldiers. The nation is later invaded by the US in season 7.
• Seanfrika: A country from the movie Sean Banan inuti Seanfrika founded by the Iranian-Swedish comedian Sean Banan to escape the cold Swedish winters.

T

• Talgalla: A fictional African country featured in Dave Brubeck's jazz musical The Real Ambassadors .
• Tanzaberia: An African country featured in the Disney Channel show K.C. Undercover .
• Transvalia: not actually a state in its own right, but rather a parody of Orania. Leon Schuster made a comedy film called Sweet 'n Short (1991), which was a parody of life in the New South Africa. The film was made in 1990 shortly after Nelson Mandela was released from prison – many of the fictional events portrayed therein actually came to pass in post-apartheid South Africa.
• Trucial Abysmia: East African country in the G.I. Joe comics.

U

• Ujanka: Fictional country located near Wakanda and Lake Turkana in the Marvel Comics universe.
• Umbazi: A country from in the Marvel Comics universe. It borders Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• National Republic of Umbutu: A post invasion nation in Independence Day: Resurgence that during the 1996 war was the one place where the Harvesters landed.
• United Mitanni Commonwealth: A fictional African country in Lee Correy's science fiction novel Manna.
• United States of Southern Africa (USSA): A country born out of the Republic of South Africa in 2061: Odyssey Three . Apartheid in South Africa ends some time in the late 2010s or early 2020s, followed by a mass exodus of Afrikaners and capital flight out of the country towards Europe. A terrorist insurgency of Afrikaners called "The Bund" conducts attacks against the USSA. ^[11]
• United States of Southern Africa: A country born out of the Republic of South Africa in World War Z
• Upper Gorm: Fictional African country in the 1980 comedy film First Family .
• UAC: An unnamed African country depicted in the video game Far Cry 2 , can also be presumed to be named Seko.

W

• Wadiya: Country ruled by the protagonist in the 2012 film The Dictator. Located by the Red Sea.
• Wakanda : A small African nation in the Marvel Comics universe. The nation is ruled by King T'Challa, also known as the super hero Black Panther.
• West Angola: a fictional African country referred to in Scandal .
• West African Union: a fictional merger of Liberia and Sierra Leone in Seafighter a 1999 novel by James H. Cobb. Ruled by Premier-General Obe Belewa. ^[12]
• West Monrassa: Central African country in an episode of Spooks . Run by President Gabriel Sakoa, a corrupt leader planning a genocide against the people in the north of the country.
• Wolofia: A country in Western Africa featured in the Hearts of Iron IV mod The New Order: Last Days of Europe .

Z

• Zambakia: An African country featured in the Disney Channel show K.C. Undercover .
• Zambawi: An African country from Patrick Neate's novel Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko (2000)
• Zambezi: An African monarchy in King Ralph . It is a new state rich with mineral resources and becomes a trade partner with the UK.
• Zambesi: Zambesi is a country in DC Comics.
• Zamunda: An African monarchy from the Eddie Murphy film Coming to America (1988) and its sequel Coming 2 America (2021)
• Zangaro: A West African country in the novel The Dogs of War (1974)
• Zanj : An African country from John Updike's novel The Coup (1978)
• Zanzarim: Fictional West African nation in William Boyd's James Bond novel Solo
• Zarakal: East African country from Michael Bishop's novel No Enemy But Time (1982)
• Zembala: An African country in the 1978 film The Wild Geese
• Zinariya: An African country famous for its copper mines, ruled by a dictator, General Bindiga, in A. N. Wilson's My Name Is Legion (2004)
• Zulabwe: An African country where the squad from popular TV serial, The A-Team (by Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo (1983) found themselves in one of the episodes.
• Zu-Vendis: An African country in H. Rider Haggard's 1887 book Allan Quatermain containing a lost white race.
• Zwartheid: A country located near Wakanda in the Marvel Comics universe.

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