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   Hierarchy of Top of the TGN hierarchy (hierarchy root) Top of the TGN hierarchy (hierarchy root)
   Hierarchy of World (facet) .... World (facet)
   ........ Africa (continent)
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   .................... Abyssinia (general region)
   .................... Adal (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Adioukrou (inhabited place)
   .................... Akan (historical region)
   .................... Akwamu (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Al-Jazā'ir (nation) .................... Al-Jazā'ir (nation)
   Hierarchy of Al Maghrib (nation) .................... Al Maghrib (nation)
   Hierarchy of Angola (nation) .................... Angola (nation)
   Hierarchy of Arabaya (satrapy) .................... Arabaya (satrapy)
   Hierarchy of Arab Maghreb (general region) .................... Arab Maghreb (general region)
   Hierarchy of As Sūdān (nation) .................... As Sūdān (nation)
   .................... Bagirmi, Kingdom of (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Barbary Coast (historical region)
   .................... Benin (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Bénin (nation) .................... Bénin (nation)
   .................... Bono (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Botswana (nation) .................... Botswana (nation)
   .................... British Bechuanaland (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... British Cameroons (colony)
   .................... British East Africa (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   Hierarchy of British Indian Ocean Territory (territory) .................... British Indian Ocean Territory (territory) [N]
   .................... Buganda (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Burkina (nation) .................... Burkina (nation)
   Hierarchy of Burundi (nation) .................... Burundi (nation)
   Hierarchy of Cabo Verde (nation) .................... Cabo Verde (nation)
   Hierarchy of Cameroun (nation) .................... Cameroun (nation)
   Hierarchy of Canarias (autonomous community) .................... Canarias (autonomous community) [N]
   .................... Cape of Good Hope (former administrative division)
   Hierarchy of Central Africa (general region) .................... Central Africa (general region)
   .................... Central-West Africa (region (geographic))
   Hierarchy of Comores (nation) .................... Comores (nation)
   .................... Congo (general region)
   Hierarchy of Congo (nation) .................... Congo (nation)
   Hierarchy of Congo, République Démocratique du (nation) .................... Congo, République Démocratique du (nation)
   Hierarchy of Côte d'Ivoire (nation) .................... Côte d'Ivoire (nation)
   .................... Dahomey (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Denakil (general region)
   .................... Dibeira (archaeological site)
   .................... D'mt (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of East Africa (general region) .................... East Africa (general region)
   Hierarchy of Eastern Africa (general region) .................... Eastern Africa (general region)
   Hierarchy of Egypt (former nation/state/empire) .................... Egypt (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Equatoria (region (geographic))
   Hierarchy of Eswatini (nation) .................... Eswatini (nation)
   .................... Ethiopian Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... French Cameroons (colony)
   .................... French Congo (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   .................... French Equatorial Africa (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   .................... French West Africa (federation)
   .................... Fulani Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Gabon (nation) .................... Gabon (nation)
   Hierarchy of Gambia, The (nation) .................... Gambia, The (nation)
   .................... Gao (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Gaza Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... German East Africa (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   Hierarchy of Ghana (nation) .................... Ghana (nation)
   .................... Ghana empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Gonja Kingdom (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Great Fulo, Empire of (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Guinea (general region)
   Hierarchy of Guinea Ecuatorial (nation) .................... Guinea Ecuatorial (nation)
   Hierarchy of Guiné-Bissau (nation) .................... Guiné-Bissau (nation)
   Hierarchy of Guinée (nation) .................... Guinée (nation)
   .................... Hora (inhabited place)
   .................... Horn of Africa (general region)
   .................... Idrisid Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Ifat (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Ifriqiya (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Irîgui (general region)
   Hierarchy of Iritriyā (nation) .................... Iritriyā (nation)
   .................... Italian East Africa (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   Hierarchy of Ityop'iya (nation) .................... Ityop'iya (nation)
   Hierarchy of Jībūtī (nation) .................... Jībūtī (nation)
   .................... Kaabu (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kariba, Lake (reservoir)
   .................... Kazembe (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Kenya (nation) .................... Kenya (nation)
   Hierarchy of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (park) .................... Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (park)
   .................... Kilwa (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kilwa (historical region)
   .................... Kong Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kongo Kingdom (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kotoko Kingdom (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kquoja Kingdom (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Lesotho (nation) .................... Lesotho (nation)
   .................... Levant (general region) [N]
   Hierarchy of Liberia (nation) .................... Liberia (nation)
   Hierarchy of Lībiyā (nation) .................... Lībiyā (nation)
   .................... Lozi (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Luba Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Lunda Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Madagasikara (nation) .................... Madagasikara (nation)
   Hierarchy of Maghreb (general region) .................... Maghreb (general region)
   Hierarchy of Malaŵi (nation) .................... Malaŵi (nation)
   Hierarchy of Mali (nation) .................... Mali (nation)
   .................... Mali Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Manga (general region)
   .................... Manyema (historical region)
   .................... Mapungubwe (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Maranid Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Matapa (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Mauretania (general region) .................... Mauretania (general region)
   Hierarchy of Mauritius (nation) .................... Mauritius (nation)
   Hierarchy of Mayotte (dependent state) .................... Mayotte (dependent state)
   Hierarchy of Miṣr (nation) .................... Miṣr (nation)
   Hierarchy of Moçambique (nation) .................... Moçambique (nation)
   .................... Mossi (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (nature reserve)
   Hierarchy of Mūrītānīyā (nation) .................... Mūrītānīyā (nation)
   Hierarchy of Namibia (nation) .................... Namibia (nation)
   .................... Nāşir, Buḩayrat (reservoir)
   .................... Ngoyo (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Niger (nation) .................... Niger (nation)
   Hierarchy of Nigeria (nation) .................... Nigeria (nation)
   .................... North Africa (general region)
   .................... Northeast Africa (general region)
   Hierarchy of Nubia (general region) .................... Nubia (general region)
   .................... Numidia (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Organization of African Unity (association)
   .................... Parc National du W du Niger (national park)
   .................... Ptolemaic Kingdom (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Punt (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of République centrafricaine (nation) .................... République centrafricaine (nation)
   Hierarchy of Réunion (dependent state) .................... Réunion (dependent state)
   .................... Rhodesia (general region)
   .................... Rozwi (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Ruanda-Urundi (colony)
   .................... Ruṣayriṣ, Khazzān ar- (reservoir)
   .................... Rustamid imamate (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Rwanda (nation) .................... Rwanda (nation)
   Hierarchy of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (dependent state) .................... Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (dependent state)
   Hierarchy of São Tomé e Príncipe (nation) .................... São Tomé e Príncipe (nation)
   Hierarchy of Sénégal (nation) .................... Sénégal (nation)
   .................... Senegambia (general region)
   .................... Senegambia (former group of nations/states/cities)
   Hierarchy of Sesel (nation) .................... Sesel (nation)
   Hierarchy of Sierra Leone (nation) .................... Sierra Leone (nation)
   .................... Somaliland (general region)
   .................... Songhai Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Soomaaliya (nation) .................... Soomaaliya (nation)
   Hierarchy of South Africa (nation) .................... South Africa (nation)
   .................... Southern Africa (general region)
   Hierarchy of South Sudan (nation) .................... South Sudan (nation)
   Hierarchy of Sudan (general region) .................... Sudan (general region)
   .................... Takrur (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Tanzania (nation) .................... Tanzania (nation)
   Hierarchy of Tchād (nation) .................... Tchād (nation)
   Hierarchy of Togo (nation) .................... Togo (nation)
   Hierarchy of Tūnis (nation) .................... Tūnis (nation)
   Hierarchy of Uganda (nation) .................... Uganda (nation)
   .................... Wassoulou Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... West Africa (general region)
   Hierarchy of Western Sahara (disputed territory) .................... Western Sahara (disputed territory)
   .................... Yetti (general region)
   Hierarchy of Zambia (nation) .................... Zambia (nation)
   .................... Zemmur (general region)
   Hierarchy of Zimbabwe (nation) .................... Zimbabwe (nation)
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