Places in Global African History
Monrovia, Liberia
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Rabat, Morocco (10th century- )
Rabat is the capital of Morocco and is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou...
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda (1632- )
St. John’s (population 22,342) is the capital of the Eastern Caribbean twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua, the largest...
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (1827- )
Malabo is located on the northern coast of Bioko Island and serves as the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Malabo is...
Castries, St. Lucia (1650- )
Castries, capital of St. Lucia, is also the largest city on the island. The latest estimates show its population as...
Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti (1749- )
Port-au-Prince is the capital, largest city, commercial center, and chief port of the Republic of Haiti. Some 90% of Haiti’s...
Georgetown, Guyana (1781- )
Georgetown, with a 2014 population of 239,227, is the capital, major port, and largest city of the nation of Guyana. ...
Antananarivo, Madagascar (1600s- )
Antananarivo (formerly known as “Analamanga” and “Tananarive”) is the capital of the Republic of Madagascar and its largest city. It...
Bamako, Mali (11th Century- )
Bamako, with a population of 1.8 million, is the largest city in the Republic of Mali. It serves as Mali’s...
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1722- )
The compact city of Kingstown is the capital of the eastern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. ...
