Table 1 Definition of geographic regions.
From: African-American mitochondrial DNAs often match mtDNAs found in multiple African ethnic groups
Geographical regions | Historical areas | Major inclusive countries |
|---|---|---|
West | Senegambia | Senegal, Gambia, northern Guinea |
| Â | Upper Guinea | Guinea, Sierra Leone, northwestern Liberia, parts of Mali |
| Â | Gold Coast | Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Â | Bight of Benin | Western Nigeria, Benin |
West Central | Bight of Bonny | Eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon |
| Â | Central Africa | Angola, the Congos, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
South | Â | Namibia, South Africa |
Southeast | Mozambique | Mozambique, western Malagasy |
East | Â | Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia, southern Sudan |
North | Magrib | Morocco, Algeria, Spanish Sahara, Mauritania, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, northern Sudan |