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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 Algeria (nation) .................... Algeria (nation)
   Hierarchy of Angola (nation) .................... Angola (nation)
   Hierarchy of Arabaya (satrapy) .................... Arabaya (satrapy)
   Hierarchy of Arab Maghreb (general region) .................... Arab Maghreb (general region)
   .................... Bagirmi, Kingdom of (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Barbary Coast (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Benin (nation) .................... Benin (nation)
   .................... Benin (historical region)
   .................... 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 Faso (nation) .................... Burkina Faso (nation)
   Hierarchy of Burundi (nation) .................... Burundi (nation)
   Hierarchy of Cameroon (nation) .................... Cameroon (nation)
   Hierarchy of Canary Islands (autonomous community) .................... Canary Islands (autonomous community) [N]
   .................... Cape of Good Hope (former administrative division)
   Hierarchy of Cape Verde (nation) .................... Cape Verde (nation)
   Hierarchy of Central Africa (general region) .................... Central Africa (general region)
   Hierarchy of Central African Republic (nation) .................... Central African Republic (nation)
   .................... Central-West Africa (region (geographic))
   Hierarchy of Chad (nation) .................... Chad (nation)
   Hierarchy of Comoros (nation) .................... Comoros (nation)
   .................... Congo (general region)
   Hierarchy of Congo (nation) .................... Congo (nation)
   Hierarchy of Côte d'Ivoire (nation) .................... Côte d'Ivoire (nation)
   .................... Dahomey (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Democratic Republic of the Congo (nation) .................... Democratic Republic of the Congo (nation)
   .................... Denakil (general region)
   .................... Dibeira (archaeological site)
   Hierarchy of Djibouti (nation) .................... Djibouti (nation)
   .................... 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)
   Hierarchy of Egypt (nation) .................... Egypt (nation)
   .................... Equatoria (region (geographic))
   Hierarchy of Equatorial Guinea (nation) .................... Equatorial Guinea (nation)
   Hierarchy of Eritrea (nation) .................... Eritrea (nation)
   Hierarchy of Ethiopia (nation) .................... Ethiopia (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 (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Gabon (nation) .................... Gabon (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)
   Hierarchy of Guinea (nation) .................... Guinea (nation)
   .................... Guinea (general region)
   Hierarchy of Guinea-Bissau (nation) .................... Guinea-Bissau (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)
   .................... Italian East Africa (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   .................... 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 (historical region)
   .................... Kilwa (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... 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 Libya (nation) .................... Libya (nation)
   .................... Lozi (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Luba-Hemba (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Lunda Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Madagascar (nation) .................... Madagascar (nation)
   Hierarchy of Maghreb (general region) .................... Maghreb (general region)
   Hierarchy of Malawi (nation) .................... Malawi (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 Mauritania (nation) .................... Mauritania (nation)
   Hierarchy of Mauritius (nation) .................... Mauritius (nation)
   Hierarchy of Mayotte (dependent state) .................... Mayotte (dependent state)
   Hierarchy of Morocco (nation) .................... Morocco (nation)
   .................... Mossi (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (nature reserve)
   Hierarchy of Mozambique (nation) .................... Mozambique (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 Reunion (dependent state) .................... Reunion (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 Sao Tome and Principe (nation) .................... Sao Tome and Principe (nation)
   Hierarchy of Senegal (nation) .................... Senegal (nation)
   .................... Senegambia (general region)
   .................... Senegambia (former group of nations/states/cities)
   Hierarchy of Seychelles (nation) .................... Seychelles (nation)
   Hierarchy of Sierra Leone (nation) .................... Sierra Leone (nation)
   Hierarchy of Somalia (nation) .................... Somalia (nation)
   .................... Somaliland (general region)
   .................... Songhai Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   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)
   Hierarchy of Sudan (nation) .................... Sudan (nation)
   Hierarchy of Swaziland (nation) .................... Swaziland (nation)
   .................... Takrur (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Tanzania (nation) .................... Tanzania (nation)
   Hierarchy of The Gambia (nation) .................... The Gambia (nation)
   Hierarchy of Togo (nation) .................... Togo (nation)
   Hierarchy of Tunisia (nation) .................... Tunisia (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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