Interesting nicknames of African countries

1. • South Africa – Rainbow Nation
2. • Rwanda – Land of a Thousand Hills
3. • Madagascar – The Red Island
4. • Lesotho – The Kingdom In the Sky
5. • Egypt – The Gift of the Nile
6. • Ghana- The gateway to Africa/The Blackstar of Africa
7. • Nigeria- The Giant of Africa
8. • Namibia- Land of the Brave
9. • Uganda- The Pearl of Africa
10. • Malawi- The Warm heart of Africa
11. • Zambia- The real Africa
12. • Kenya – the pride of Africa
13. • Tanzania – Brain of Africa (Bongo)
14. • Gambia- the smiling coast of Africa
15. • Ethiopia- the land of origin
16. • Burkina Faso – the land of upright men
17. • Morroco -the land of colours
18. • Mauritius- the continental island
19. • Comoros- the perfume island
20. • Sierra leone – is the Lion  Mountain
21. • Chad- the dead heart of Africa
22. • Mali- the eyes of africa
23. • Djibouti – the pearl of the gulf of tadjiboura
24. • Cabo verde – llha do
25. • Sao tome and Principe- the chocolate island
26. • Cameroun- the hinge of Africa
27. • Seychelles – the land of perpetual summer
28. • Gabon – Le bled
29. • Somali – the horn of Africa
30. • Botswana – the gem of Africa

Author –Brian Adira