Africa Capitals Quiz

I wouldn't say that recent: at least 20 years ago for both, more like 30 years ago for Cote d'Ivoire.

[...looks something up on Wikipedia...] It was announced in 1983 that Cote d'Ivoire would change its capital to Yamoussoukro, so over 30 years ago. I imagine the reality of moving government departments there though took a little time. Like you, I also learned that the capital was Abidjan, and that was after 1983.

[....edits something on Wikipedia to read whatever I want, then check a legitimate source for the answer...]

Oops glaring hole in my general knowledge!!

Come on. That's like asking for Ottowa for Ottawa or Washengton DC for Washington DC. See how ridiculous that sounds. Its spelling isn't that hard. Ouagadougou or Yamoussoukro on the other hand...

Gaborone is more famous than Ottawa in Botswana. I guess you're not doing the quiz from there.

That's like saying Ouagodougou or Yamousoukro should be accepted because those are you the ones you can't remember.

I agree SkyjumperTalon. To me it's a joke. Why is it not required to write the full name: "Ouagadougou". People would learn it better this way and would be less confused, with these partial names, that only have value (if any) on this quiz site.

The Gold Coast is one country. Ghana

You know what he means. Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin.

Wildwood is the US' bouffant capital.

I know! It seems like 5 minutes would be just fine for a capitals quiz, but it's pretty difficult still.

They could remove most of the ones from Washington.

It’s quite obvious that he meant Kampala

I knew Lilongwe because i've been to Malawi but that was pretty much it

When you call Cotonou de 'de facto' capital of Benin, you should consequently call Dar es Salaam the 'de facto' captal of Tanzania.

Yup, look up "de facto capital of Tanzania" and you will get: "Dodoma is the official and legislative capital of Tanzania, while Dar es Salaam is the de facto seat of government." from a site asking what Tanzania's capital is, while if you look up "de facto capital of Benin" you will get: "Although the capital is located at Porto-Novo, Cotonou is still the nation's economic and population centre. It also attracts many government institutions and embassies, regardless of Porto-Novo's status, leading to the city being referred as Benin's de-facto capital." from a cotonou travel site. There is an even stronger case for including Dar Es Salaam than Cotonou.

however, if you use Wikipedia solely, Cotonou is mentioned upfront, but you have to scroll further down to find Dar Es Salaam.

Got everything correct but going wrong with the spelling of yamoussoukro and ouagadougou

You must have been to Benin..?

I doubt it. It's is not Luis is either French or English (the two main languages of the country).

please more type ins for Bloemfontein (Bloemfontaine, Bloemfontain, etc)

I am getting there. This is so much fun. I have to master about three. Ivory Coast is very difficult.

I always struggle to remember that Freetown is the capital city of Sierra Leone and not Liberia's . In my mother tongue the word for Freedom resembles 'Liberia', so I keep associating Liberia and Freetown.

Thanks for the tips !

I do the same!

Dammit, Burundi, I only just finished learning Africa's capitals a few months back!

Waah! I'd only just learnt Bujumbura from the 'Same Letter Country and Capital' quiz - that one now needs updating for consistency (and my sanity).

They changed it in December 2018

The quiz is in English, Tarabulus is not used even as an alternative in English.

The Wikipedia entry for the Ivory Coast says "Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, in the center of the country, while it's economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan." So Wikipedia also classifies Abidjan as an economic capital. However if we're including Cotonou, then other economic capitals should be included for consistency, at least that's what I think.

I'll never be able to type 'Oubougugadu" or whatever xD