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	Algeria portal This article is supported by WikiProject Algeria (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Angola (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Benin (assessed as Top-importance).
	Botswana portal This article is supported by WikiProject Botswana (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Burkina Faso (assessed as Top-importance).
	Burundi portal This article is supported by WikiProject Burundi (assessed as Top-importance).
	Cameroon portal This article is supported by WikiProject Cameroon (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Cape Verde (assessed as Top-importance).
	Central African Republic portal This article is supported by WikiProject Central African Republic (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Chad (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Comoros (assessed as Top-importance).
	Democratic Republic of the Congo portal This article is supported by WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Djibouti (assessed as Top-importance).
	Egypt portal This article is supported by WikiProject Egypt (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Equatorial Guinea (assessed as Top-importance).
	Eritrea portal This article is supported by WikiProject Eritrea (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Eswatini (assessed as Top-importance).
	Ethiopia portal This article is supported by WikiProject Ethiopia (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Gabon (assessed as Top-importance).
	The Gambia portal This article is supported by WikiProject Gambia (assessed as Top-importance).
	Guinea portal This article is supported by WikiProject Guinea (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Guinea-Bissau (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Ivory Coast (assessed as Top-importance).
	Kenya portal This article is supported by WikiProject Kenya (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Lesotho (assessed as Top-importance).
	Liberia portal This article is supported by WikiProject Liberia (assessed as Top-importance).
	Libya portal This article is supported by WikiProject Libya (assessed as Top-importance).
	Madagascar portal This article is supported by WikiProject Madagascar (assessed as Top-importance).
	Malawi portal This article is supported by WikiProject Malawi (assessed as Top-importance).
	Mali portal This article is supported by WikiProject Mali (assessed as Top-importance).
	Mauritania portal This article is supported by WikiProject Mauritania (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Mauritius (assessed as Top-importance).
	Morocco portal This article is supported by WikiProject Morocco (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Mozambique (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Namibia (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Niger (assessed as Top-importance).
	Nigeria portal This article is supported by WikiProject Nigeria (assessed as Top-importance).
	Republic of the Congo portal This article is supported by WikiProject Republic of the Congo (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Rwanda (assessed as Top-importance).
	São Tomé and Príncipe portal This article is supported by WikiProject São Tomé and Príncipe (assessed as Top-importance).
	Senegal portal This article is supported by WikiProject Senegal (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by Seychelles work group (assessed as Top-importance).
	Sierra Leone portal This article is supported by WikiProject Sierra Leone (assessed as Top-importance).
	Somalia portal This article is supported by WikiProject Somalia (assessed as Top-importance).
	South Africa portal This article is supported by WikiProject South Africa (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject South Sudan (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Ghana (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Sudan (assessed as Top-importance).
	Tanzania portal This article is supported by WikiProject Tanzania (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Togo (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Tunisia (assessed as Top-importance).
	Uganda portal This article is supported by WikiProject Uganda (assessed as Top-importance).
	Western Sahara portal This article is supported by WikiProject Western Sahara (assessed as Top-importance).
	Zambia portal This article is supported by WikiProject Zambia (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Zimbabwe (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by French Africa work group (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Africa/Madeira work group (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by Saint Helena work group (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by Spanish Africa work group (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by Protected areas task force (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by African military history task force.
	This article is supported by WikiProject African diaspora (assessed as Top-importance).
	Ancient Egypt portal This article is supported by WikiProject Ancient Egypt (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by Egyptian religion work group (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by Classical warfare task force.
	This article is supported by Early Muslim military history task force.
	This article is supported by Ottoman military history task force.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Ancient Near East (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by Middle Eastern military history task force.

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Usage

The {{WikiProject Africa}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the project. While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The syntax is as follows:

Basic

{{WikiProject Africa |class= |importance= |attention= |needs-infobox= |needs-photo= }}

Full

{{WikiProject Africa
|class= 
|importance=
|attention= 
|needs-infobox=
|needs-photo=
|listas=

<!-- Task forces (North Africa) -->
|Algeria=
|Algeria-importance=
|Egypt= 
|Egypt-importance=
|Libya=
|Libya-importance=
|Madeira= 
|Madeira-importance=
|Morocco=
|Morocco-importance=
|Spanish Africa=
|Spanish Africa-importance=
|Sudan=
|Sudan-importance=
|Tunisia=
|Tunisia-importance=
|Western Sahara=
|Western Sahara-importance=

<!-- Task forces (Western Africa) -->
|Benin=
|Benin-importance=
|Burkina Faso= 
|Burkina Faso-importance=
|Cape Verde=
|Cape Verde-importance=
|French Africa=
|French Africa-importance=
|Gambia=
|Gambia-importance=
|Ghana=
|Ghana-importance=
|Guinea=
|Guinea-importance=
|Guinea-Bissau=
|Guinea-Bissau-importance=
|Ivory Coast= <!-- or |Côte d'Ivoire= -->
|Ivory Coast-importance= <!-- or |Côte d'Ivoire-importance= -->
|Liberia=
|Liberia-importance=
|Mali=
|Mali-importance=
|Mauritania=
|Mauritania-importance=
|Niger=
|Niger-importance=
|Nigeria=
|Nigeria-importance=
|Saint Helena=
|Saint Helena-importance=
|Senegal=
|Senegal-importance=
|Sierra Leone=
|Sierra Leone-importance=
|Togo=
|Togo-importance=

<!-- Task forces (Central Africa) -->
|Angola=
|Angola-importance=
|Cameroon= 
|Cameroon-importance=
|Central African Republic=
|Central African Republic-importance=
|Chad= 
|Chad-importance=
|Democratic Republic of the Congo= <!-- or |DRC= -->
|Democratic Republic of the Congo-importance= <!-- or |DRC-importance= -->
|Equatorial Guinea=
|Equatorial Guinea-importance=
|Gabon=
|Gabon-importance=
|Republic of the Congo= <!-- or |RCongo= -->
|Republic of the Congo-importance= <!-- or |RCongo-importance= -->
|Sao Tome and Principe= <!-- or |São Tomé and Príncipe= -->
|Sao Tome and Principe-importance= <!-- or |São Tomé and Príncipe-importance= -->

<!-- Task forces (Eastern Africa) -->
|Burundi=
|Burundi-importance=
|Comoros= 
|Comoros-importance=
|Djibouti=
|Djibouti-importance=
|Eritrea= 
|Eritrea-importance=
|Ethiopia=
|Ethiopia-importance=
|Kenya=
|Kenya-importance=
|Madagascar=
|Madagascar-importance=
|Malawi=
|Malawi-importance=
|Mauritius=
|Mauritius-importance=
|Mozambique=
|Mozambique-importance=
|Rwanda=
|Rwanda-importance=
|Seychelles=
|Seychelles-importance=
|Somalia=
|Somalia-importance=
|South Sudan=
|South Sudan-importance=
|Tanzania=
|Tanzania-importance=
|Uganda=
|Uganda-importance=
|Zambia=
|Zambia-importance=
|Zimbabwe=
|Zimbabwe-importance=

<!-- Task forces (Southern Africa) -->
|Botswana=
|Botswana-importance=
|Eswatini=
|Eswatini-importance=
|Lesotho= 
|Lesotho-importance=
|Namibia=
|Namibia-importance=
|South Africa= 
|South Africa-importance=

<!-- Task forces (African history) -->
|African diaspora=
|African diaspora-importance=
|African MH=
|Ancient Egypt=
|Ancient Egypt-importance=
|Ancient Near East=
|Ancient Near East-importance=
|Classical MH=
|Early Muslim MH=
|Egyptian religion= 
|Egyptian religion-importance=
|Middle Eastern MH=
|Ottoman MH=
|parea=
|parea-importance=

<!-- Not in use by projects 
|African MH-importance=
|Classical MH-importance=
|Early Muslim MH-importance=
|Middle Eastern MH-importance=
|Ottoman MH-importance=
-->
}}

General parameters

To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template.

class – valid values are listed in the custom class mask. See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
importance – valid values are: top, high, mid, low, na (case-insensitive). See the project's importance scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |importance= blank or omit the parameter.
attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
- This parameter populates Category:Africa articles needing attention.
needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles.
- This parameter populates Category:Africa articles without infoboxes.
needs-photo – set |needs-photo=yes to populate Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Africa.
listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for John Doe, use |listas=Doe, John so that the talk page will show up in the D's and not the J's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.

Special use only

auto – This parameter is for the use of bots and indicates that the article has been automatically rated:
- |auto=length – based on the length of the article
- |auto=inherit – because one or more other projects use this class
- |auto=yes (or |auto=stub), in conjunction with |class=stub – as Stub-Class because it uses a stub template
  - Use of the above values (or value combinations) with this parameter populates Category:Automatically assessed Africa articles.
category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

WikiProject and task force specific

Task forces (Northern Africa):

Algeria – set |Algeria=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Algeria.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Algeria articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Algeria articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Algeria-importance (only used if |Algeria=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within WikiProject Algeria
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Algeria articles by importance.
Egypt – set |Egypt=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Egypt.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Egypt articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Egypt articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Egypt-importance (only used if |Egypt=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within WikiProject Egypt
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Egypt articles by importance.
Libya – set |Libya=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Libya.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Libya articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Libya articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Libya-importance (only used if |Libya=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within WikiProject Libya
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Libya articles by importance.
Madeira – set |Madeira=yes if the article is supported by the Madeira work group.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Madeira articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Madeira articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Madeira-importance (only used if |Madeira=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within the Madeira work group
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Madeira articles by importance.
Morocco – set |Morocco=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Morocco.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Morocco articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Morocco articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Morocco-importance (only used if |Morocco=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within WikiProject Morocco
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Morocco articles by importance.
Spanish Africa – set |Spanish Africa =yes if the article is supported by the Spanish Africa work group.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Spanish Africa articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Spanish Africa articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Spanish Africa-importance (only used if |Spanish Africa =yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within the Spanish Africa work group
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Spanish Africa articles by importance.
Sudan – set |Sudan =yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Sudan.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Sudan articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Sudan articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Sudan-importance (only used if |Sudan =yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within WikiProject Sudan
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Sudan articles by importance.
Tunisia – set |Tunisia =yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Tunisia.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Tunisia articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Tunisia articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Tunisia-importance (only used if |Tunisia =yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within WikiProject Tunisia
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Tunisia articles by importance.
Western Sahara – set |Western Sahara =yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Western Sahara.
- This parameter populates Category:WikiProject Western Sahara articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Western Sahara articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
- Western Sahara-importance (only used if |Western Sahara =yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within WikiProject Western Sahara
  - This importance rating populates the relevant subcategory of Category:Western Sahara articles by importance.

Task forces (Western Africa):

Benin – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Benin.
Burkina Faso – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Burkina Faso.
Cape Verde – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Cape Verde.
French Africa – "yes" if the article is supported by the French Africa work group.
Gambia – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Gambia.
Ghana – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Ghana.
Guinea – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Guinea.
Guinea-Bissau – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Guinea-Bissau.
Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Ivory Coast.
Liberia – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Liberia.
Mali – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Mali.
Mauritania – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Mauritania.
Niger – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Niger.
Nigeria – "yes" if the article is supported by the WikiProject Nigeria.
Saint Helena – "yes" if the article is supported by the Saint Helena work group.
Senegal – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Senegal.
Sierra Leone – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Sierra Leone.
Togo – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Togo.

Task forces (Central Africa):

Angola – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Angola.
Cameroon – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Cameroon.
Central African Republic – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Central African Republic.
Chad – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Chad.
Democratic Republic of the Congo or DRC – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Equatorial Guinea – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Equatorial Guinea.
Gabon – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Gabon.
Republic of the Congo or RCongo – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Republic of the Congo.
São Tomé and Príncipe – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject São Tomé and Príncipe.

Task forces (Eastern Africa):

Burundi – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Burundi.
Comoros – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Comoros.
Djibouti – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Djibouti.
Eritrea – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Eritrea.
Ethiopia – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Ethiopia.
Kenya – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Kenya.
Madagascar – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Madagascar.
Malawi – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Malawi.
Mauritius – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Mauritius.
Mozambique – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Mozambique.
Rwanda – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Rwanda.
Seychelles – "yes" if the article is supported by the WikiProject Seychelles.
Somalia – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Somalia.
South Sudan – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject South Sudan.
Tanzania – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Tanzania.
Uganda – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Uganda.
Zambia – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Zambia.
Zimbabwe – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Zimbabwe.

Task forces (Southern Africa):

Botswana – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Botswana.
Eswatini – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Eswatini.
Lesotho – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Lesotho.
Namibia – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Namibia.
South Africa – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject South Africa.

Task forces (African history):

African diaspora – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject African diaspora.
African MH – "yes" if the article is supported by the African military history task force.
Ancient Egypt – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Near East – "yes" if the article is supported by WikiProject Ancient Near East.
Classical MH – "yes" if the article is supported by the Classical warfare task force.
Early Muslim MH – "yes" if the article is supported by the Early Muslim military history task force.
Egyptian religion – "yes" if the article is supported by the Egyptian religion work group.
Middle Eastern MH – "yes" if the article is supported by Middle Eastern military history task force.
Ottoman MH – "yes" if the article is supported by the Ottoman military history task force.
Protected areas – "yes" if the article is supported by the African protected areas task force.

Tracking category

Category:Pages using WikiProject Africa with unknown parameters (0) – talk pages that are tagged with invalid parameters of this template