West africa
left-to-right, up-to-down

Morocco Algeria, Tunisia,
Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger
Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon

| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
West africa
left-to-right, up-to-down ![]() |
Morocco Algeria, Tunisia,
Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger
Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon ![]() |
North Africa
left-to-right, up-to-down ![]() | Libya, Egypt
Chad, Sudan, Eritra,
Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia ![]() |
Central Africa
Left-to-right, up-to-down ![]() | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DRC, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Angola, Zambia, Malawi ![]() |
Southern Africa
Left-to-right, up-to-down ![]() | Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini ![]() |
Islands Left-to-right, up-to-down | Cape Verde, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius |





