List of twin towns and sister cities in Africa
This is a list of twin towns and sister cities in Africa. That is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries in Africa which have town twinning arrangements. Where known, the date of formation of the twinning agreement is included in parentheses.
Note that the list is likely to always remain incomplete, since no canonical list of such arrangements exists; even those towns that are listed may well have arrangements which are not listed here. However, a searchable, interactive list is maintained by Sister Cities International. Note also that any twinning arrangement should be listed at two locations in the series of lists: once for each of the towns involved in the arrangement.
Algeria
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Barcelona, Spain
Beijing, China (1989)
Berlin, Germany
Bordeaux, France
Casablanca, Morocco
Cairo, Egypt
Dakar, Senegal
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
El Aaiun, Western Sahara
Geneva, Switzerland
London, United Kingdom
Montreal, Canada
Moscow, Russia- Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Santiago, Chile
São Paulo, Brazil- Shanghai, China
Tripoli, Libya
Tunis, Tunisia
- Brest, France (1995)
- Tifariti, Western Sahara
Havana, Cuba
Zarqa, Jordan- Sfax, Tunisia
Gdańsk, Poland- Dakar, Senegal
Durban, South Africa[2]- Elche, Spain
- Oujda, Morocco
- Bordeaux, France
Angola
São Paulo, Brazil[3][4]- Salvador, Brazil
Houston, United States (2003)
Porto, Portugal[5][6]- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Macau, Macau
Tahoua, Niger
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Philadelphia, United States (1986)- Newark, United States
- Dakar, Senegal
- Saint-Brieuc, France
Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda- Seattle, United States
Cape Verde
Loures, Portugal (1993)
Djibouti
- Rimini, Italy
La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
- Guadalajara, Mexico
Ethiopia
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Denver, United States (1995)
- Cleveland, United States (2004)
- Corvallis, United States
Ghana
- Chicago, United States
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Louisville, United States (1979)[11]
Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso (2003)[10]
Niamey Commune II, Niger (2008)[12]
Kenya
- Newburyport, United States
- Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
- Seattle, United States
- Denver, United States
- Amherst, United States
Lesotho
- Austin, United States
Libya
Belgrade, Serbia- Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2003)
- Madrid, Spain
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1976)
Mali
- Angers, France (since MQ 1974)
- Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Dakar, Senegal
- Leipzig, Germany
- Rochester, New York, United States (since 1975)
- São Paulo, Brazil
- – Berkeley, California, United States
- – Thionville, France
- – Mortagne-au-Perche, France
- Angoulême, France, since 1984.
- Richmond, Virginia, United States.
- – Chemnitz, Germany
- – Hay-on-Wye, Wales, United Kingdom
- – Kairouan, Tunisia
– Istanbul, Turkey- – Marrakech, Morocco
- – Saintes, France
- – Tempe, Arizona, United States
- – Tifariti, Western Sahara
Mauritius
- La Possession, Réunion
- Québec, Canada
Doha, Qatar
Ahmedabad, India- Jaipur, India
- Saint-Malo, France
- Foshan, China
Franceville, Gabon
Karachi, Pakistan
- Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Quartier Militaire, Mauritius
- Castel Gandolfo, Italy
- Pune, India
Antsirabé, Madagascar- Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion
- Saint-Benoît, Réunion
- Ambalavao, Madagascar
Morocco
- Sintra, Portugal
- Vierzon, France
- La Rochelle, France (since 1999)[13]
- Montpellier, France, since 1961
- Strasbourg, France, since 1961
- Florence, Italy, (since 1961)
- Kairouan, Tunisia, since 1965
- Saint Louis, Senegal, since 1979
- Coimbra, Portugal[14]
- Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, since 2003
- Lahore, Pakistan
Suwon, South Korea, since 2003- İzmir, Turkey, since 1995[15]
- Puebla, Mexico
Jerusalem, Palestine, since 1981
Ghent, Belgium
- Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom (2006)
- Jouy le Moutier, France
- Cairo, Egypt
- Faro, Portugal (1954)
Mozambique
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom (1990)
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Loures, Portugal (1996)
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Namibia
- Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom
Elverum, Norway
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Niger
Nigeria
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Compton, California, United States (2010)[16]
- Austin, USA
- Gresham, USA
Republic of the Congo
- Dresden, Germany (1975)
- Olathe, Kansas, USA.
- Weihai, People's Republic of China.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)- Bologna (Italy) starts soon
- Brussels (Belgium) since 2002
- Dakar (Senegal)
- Ankara (Turkey)
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Rwanda
- San Bernardino, USA
Senegal
Algiers, Algeria
- Fortaleza, Brazil
Sierra Leone
- Hull, England, United Kingdom
- Kansas City, United States
- New Haven, United States
- Wilkinsburg, United States
Somalia
South Africa
Gävle, Sweden- Leiden, Netherlands
- Milwaukee County, United States of America
- Aachen, Germany[17]
- Funchal, Portugal
Haifa, Israel[18]- Hangzhou, China[19]
- Miami-Dade County, United States[20]
- Nice, France[21]
- Saint Petersburg, Russia[22]
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Nantes, France
- Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
- Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
- Chicago, United States
- Eilat, Israel
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Le Port, Reunion Island, France
- Guangzhou, China
- Daejeon, South Korea
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Oran, Algeria
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
Accra, Ghana
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Birmingham United Kingdom
- London United Kingdom
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Matola, Mozambique- New York City, United States
Windhoek, Namibia- Val de Marne, France
- Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority
- Washington D.C., United States
- Taipei, Taiwan
Kiev, Ukraine[23]
Tehran, Iran
Baku, Azerbaijan- Amman, Jordan
- Delft, Netherlands
- Reggio Emilia, Italy
Sudan
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Cairo, Egypt
- Istanbul, Turkey
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Wuhan, China
Swaziland
- Fort Worth, United States (2004)
Tanzania
- Durham, United States
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Samsun, Turkey
- Linköping, Sweden
Togo
Tunisia
- Delft, Netherlands
Seto, Japan
- Grenoble, France[1]
- Makhachkala, Russia
- Marburg, Germany[27]
- Cairo, Egypt
Uganda
- Hudson, United States
- Ashkelon, Israel
Western Sahara
- Motril, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
- Puçol, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (since September 1, 2002)
- Quarrata, Pistoia, Toscana, Italy
- Batna, Batna Province, Algeria
- Benalúa de las Villas, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
- Capraia e Limite, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Campi Bisenzio, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
- Prato, Prato, Toscana, Italy
- La Rinconada, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
- Montemurlo, Prato, Toscana,Italy
- Monteroni d'Arbia, Siena, Toscana, Italy
- Montevarchi, Arezzo, Toscana, Italy
- Novelda, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- San Piero a Sieve, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Sagunto, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain
- Coslada, Madrid, Spain
- Llanera, Asturias, Spain
- Peligros, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
- Ponte Buggianese, Pistoia, Toscana, Italy
- Agliana, Pistoia, Toscana, Italy
- Aldaya, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (since December 21, 2009)- Caroní, Bolívar, Venezuela (since July 25, 2011)
- Istán, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
- Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela
- Loro Ciuffenna, Arezzo, Toscana, Italy
- Mascara, Mascara Province, Algeria (since June 9, 2008)
- Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania (since December 21, 2009)
- Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania (since December 21, 2009)
- Los Palacios y Villafranca, Sevilla, Spain
- Pontassieve, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Signa, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Sumbawanga, Rukwa Region, Tanzania (since December 21, 2009)
- Tanga, Tanga Region, Tanzania (since December 21, 2009)
- Balmaseda, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain
- Venta de Baños, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain
- Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Zambia
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Baia Mare, Romania- Bor, Serbia
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Funchal, Portugal
Cork City, Republic of Ireland- Izhevsk, Russia
Dushanbe, Tajikistan- Los Angeles, United States
- Harbin, China
- Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bentol, Liberia
Blantyre, Malawi- Walvis Bay, Namibia
- Porto, Portugal
- Makhachkala, Russia
- Aldershot, United Kingdom
Zimbabwe
- Nottingham, England, United Kingdom (1986)
Masvingo and Kernen, Germany, since 1990.
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