If Nigerians are from Nigeria, what do you call the people from Niger? This is the question that came to my mind recently. Here is a list of all the demonyms for African countries.
Country | Collective Noun/Demonyn
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Algeria | Algerian
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Angola | Angolan
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Benin | Beninese
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Botswana | Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
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Burkina Faso | Burkinabe
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Burundi | Burundian
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Cameroon | Cameroonian
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Cape Verde | Cape Verdean
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Central African Republic | Central African
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Chad | Chadian
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Comoros | Comorian
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Congo (Brazzaville) | Congolese
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Congo (DRC) | Congolese
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Djibouti | Djiboutian
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Egypt | Egyptian
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Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinean, Equatoguinean
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Eritrea | Eritrean
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Ethiopia | Ethiopian
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Gabon | Gabonese, Gabonaise
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Gambia | Gambian
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Ghana | Ghanaian
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Guinea | Guinean
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Guinea-Bissaau | Bissan-Guinean
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Ivory Coast | Ivorian, Ivoirian
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Kenya | Kenyan
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Lesotho | Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
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Liberia | Liberian
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Libya | Libyan
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Madagascar | Malagasy
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Malawi | Malawian
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Mali | Malian
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Mauritania | Mauritanian
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Mauritius | Mauritian
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Mayotte | Mahoran
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Morocco | Moroccan
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Mozambique | Mozambican
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Namibia | Nambian
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Niger | Nigerien
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Nigeria | Nigerian
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Reunion | Reunionese
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Rwanda | Rwandan, Rwandese
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Sao Tome & Principe | Santomean
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Senegal | Senegalese
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Seychelles | Seychellois, Seychelloise
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Sierra Leone | Sierra Leonean
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Somalia | Somalian
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South Africa | South African
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South Sudan | South Sudanese
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Sudan | Sudanese
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Swaziland | Swazi
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Tanzania | Tanzanian
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Togo | Togolese
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Tunisia | Tunisian
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Uganda | Ugandan
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Western Sahara | Sahrawi
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Zambia | Zambian
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Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean
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