Definition that contains central africa
- chad a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
- chad a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
- chad a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
- congo a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
- congo a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
- rwanda a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
- swahili the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa
- botswana a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
- bongo large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
- malawi a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964