15th-century establishments in Africa

Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria. , the size of the city's population has been estimated to stand between 17 and 21 million residents, making Lagos the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until the government's December 1991 decision to relocate its capital to Abuja, in the centre of the country. Apart from serving as a major African financial center, Lagos has also played a significant role in the nat

capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe

municipality in Canary Islands, Spain

municipality, city of the province of Las Palmas, and cocapital of the Canary Islands, Spain

former state located in western Africa

capital city of Central Region in Ghana

kingdom in southern Africa between 1430 and 1760

municipality of Spain

Mutsamudu (also known as Moutsamoudou) is the second-largest city in the Comoros. It is also the capital and largest city on the island of Anjouan as well the former home of former Comorian president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. It now houses a deep water port, an ancient citadel, and narrow streets with many shops and small crafts. The population in 2021 stood at 23,594.

Ruling dynasty of Morocco (1472-1554)

1498–1975 Portuguese possession in East Africa

Somali Muslim empire (13th-late 17th century)

Annobón (; ) is a province of Equatorial Guinea. The province consists of the island of Annobón and its associated islets in the Gulf of Guinea. Annobón is the smallest province of Equatorial Guinea in both area and population. According to the 2015 census, Annobón had 5,323 inhabitants, a small population increase from the 5,008 registered by the 2001 census. The official language is Spanish but most of the inhabitants speak a creole form of Portuguese. The island's main industries are fishing and forestry.

1415–1577 Muslim sultanate in the Horn of Africa

fortified colonial trading post in Ghana

former colony of the Portuguese Empire in the Cape Verde Islands

Ngoyo was a kingdom of the Woyo ethnic group, located in the south of Cabinda and on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, just north of the Congo River. In the 13th century it formed part of a confederation led by Vungu. Ngoyo tradition held that the kingdom's ancestors were among the earliest settlers in the area, leading their chiefs to title themselves the nfumu nsi ("lords of the earth"). The capital was Mbanza Ngoyo.

Portuguese colony in West Africa

Sultanate

former North African sultanate (1414-1881)

ethnic group in western Senegal

Fante state in pre-colonial Ghana

vassal state of the Crown of Castile

Moroccan cultural heritage site

Zawiya of Rahmaniyya Sufi Order in Algeria

building in Africa

human settlement in Teguise, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

caravanserai, apartment complex in Cairo, Egypt

market in Kano Nigeria