List of islands of Africa

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Location of Africa

This is a list of islands of Africa.

Sovereign island nations

Indian Ocean

Union of the Comoros

Republic of Madagascar

Republic of Mauritius

Republic of Seychelles

Cape Verdean President Jorge Carlos Fonseca (left) and the President of Seychelles James Michel, 2014 Jorge Carlos Fonseca and James Michel, June 2014-1.jpg
Cape Verdean President Jorge Carlos Fonseca (left) and the President of Seychelles James Michel, 2014

Atlantic Ocean

Cabo Verde

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

European dependencies and territories

France

Mayotte

Réunion

Îles Éparses

Italy

Pelagie Islands

Pantelleria

Spain

Canary Islands

Chafarinas Islands

Alhucemas Islands

  • Peñón de Alhucemas
  • Isla de Tierra
  • Isla de Mar

Alboran Island

Perejil Island

Santa Catalina Island

Portugal

Madeira Islands

Selvagens Islands (Savage Islands)

United Kingdom

Saint Helena

Other

Botswana

Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Liberia

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sudan

Tanzania

Tunisia

Uganda

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