Below you will find example sentences with "african nations". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

African Nations in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: nations
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.8 words

Words in this phrase

african nations

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • african can mean: Of or pertaining to Africa. Common word
  • nations can mean: plural of nation Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and some african nations to address 1× between the african nations championships and 1× continents some african nations have applied 1× contingent of african nations at a 1× europe russia african nations israel gulf 1× for electricity african nations have begun 1× help poorer african nations 1× involving other african nations 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a deadline given 1× africa50 was created 1× an all women 1× as applied in 1× but its debt 1× by contrast general 1×

Common sentence endings:

a podium finish 1× and arab nations 1× at the weekend 1× by foreign nations 1× can only envy 1× east african nations 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

africa 3× despite 2× russia 2× countries 2× domestic 2× team 2× united 2× general 2× new 2× applied 2× economic 2× development 2×

Related phrases

united nations african americans african union first nations african countries south african african american african continent nations headquarters west african

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around nations:

first nations 20× nations headquarters 11× six nations 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

african development african countries african continent african americans african american aforementioned exchanges

Just after it in the phrase index:

african republic african studies african union afternoon tea age discrimination age group

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

african americans african union african countries african american african continent african republic

Same ending:

united nations first nations six nations

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "african nations" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and some african nations to address, between the african nations championships and, africa, despite and russia stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with united nations, african americans, african union, first nations, nations headquarters and six nations, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with african nations

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Immigrants also include those from other West African or East African nations. (12 words)

Africa50 was created by the African Development Bank and some African nations to address infrastructure deficit on the continent. (19 words)

Sudan was one of the four African nations – the others being Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa – which formed African football. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The research team he worked with found that fish caught in the fishing zones along the coasts of such African nations as Namibia and Mauritania is often exported or controlled by foreign nations. (33 words)

A deadline given by a bloc of other West African nations to the Nigerien military junta to reinstate the ousted president ran out with no sign of a military intervention by neighbors. (32 words)

Despite the Pyeongchang games hosting the largest ever contingent of African nations at a single Winter Olympics event with eight African nations participating, no African athlete achieved a podium finish. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Despite the Pyeongchang games hosting the largest ever contingent of African nations at a single Winter Olympics event with eight African nations participating, no African athlete achieved a podium finish.

Jaishankar outlined India's ability to engage with a diverse array of nations, including the US, Europe, Russia, African nations, Israel, Gulf countries, and Arab nations.

The main difference between the African Nations Championships and the African Cup of Nations is that the competing national teams must be composed of players playing in their domestic league.

The research team he worked with found that fish caught in the fishing zones along the coasts of such African nations as Namibia and Mauritania is often exported or controlled by foreign nations.

Gaining votes and political support from African nations in the United Nations and other international organizations is another parallel objective for Iran.

In September 1960, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Malcolm X was invited to the official functions of several African nations.

As applied in other continents, some African nations have applied lockdowns, which have brought economic activity to a halt in many African countries.

By contrast, General Gowon, in 1973-5, had such an unprecedented deluge of dollars, that Nigeria donated $100 million to the African Development Bank to help poorer African nations.

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Only six of the 55 African Union member states have yet to ratify the charter, and many of its provisions have been adopted into the domestic laws of African nations.

Africa50 was created by the African Development Bank and some African nations to address infrastructure deficit on the continent.

With rapid urbanisation of most African economies, coupled with a rising demand for electricity, African nations have begun taking advantage of this opportunity to increase investment in renewables, Denton said.

Diori gained worldwide respect for his role as a spokesman for African affairs and as a popular arbitrator in conflicts involving other African nations.

Immigrants also include those from other West African or East African nations.

Some French hip hop artists from African origin have used their music to address challenges and issues that cause poverty in African nations.

Sudan was one of the four African nations – the others being Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa – which formed African football.

A deadline given by a bloc of other West African nations to the Nigerien military junta to reinstate the ousted president ran out with no sign of a military intervention by neighbors.

An all-women team from SA will compete against riders from across Africa at the FIM Africa Motocross of African Nations in Cape Town at the weekend.

But its debt load has expanded and like other sub-Saharan African nations it struggled with the economic fallout from the Covid pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

China has invested heavily in Mozambique—one of the most resource-rich African nations—beginning construction on a new liquified natural gas project last November.

Despite the government’s demands for a fairer deal, few would dispute that diamonds have already transformed Botswana in ways that many African nations can only envy.

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