| KENYA | Republic in East Africa, on the Indian Ocean (5) |
| TANZANIA | Republic in East Africa, on the Indian Ocean (8) |
| EGYPT | A republic in North East Africa, on the Mediterranean and the Red Sea (5) |
| NATAL | Region of eastern South Africa, on the Indian Ocean (5) |
| NUBIA | An ancient region of North East Africa on the Nile, extending from Aswan to Khartoum (5) |
| TANGA | Port in Tanzania on the Indian Ocean near the Kenyan border (5) |
| MWERU | Lake in central Africa on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly fed by the Luapula River (5) |
| EASTLONDON | City in Eastern Cape, South Africa on the Indian Ocean coast (4,6) |
| GHANA | A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (5) |
| LIBYA | A republic in North Africa, on the Mediterranean (5) |
| SUDAN | A republic in Northeast Africa, on the Red Sea (5) |
| ERITREA | A small country in North East Africa, on the Red Sea (7) |
| PERTH | City on the Indian Ocean |
| ATSEA | Sailing on the Indian Ocean? (2 words) |
| DHOWS | Boats seen on the Indian Ocean |
| ACCRA | Capital city in west Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (pop about 2 million) (5) |
| UTICA | Ancient city of N Africa on the Mediterranean |
| SOUTHSUDAN | Republic in East Africa; capital Juba (5,5) |
| UGANDA | Republic in East Africa, the capital of which is Kampala (6) |
| MALAWI | A landlocked republic in East Africa (6) |