Africa

Africa
Location information
Location	South of eastern hemisphere
Permanent residents	Hassan Mostafa
Affiliation	Burkinabé Ministry of Magic Uagadou School of Magic

Africa is a continent in the eastern hemisphere. The known wizarding nations that comprise it are Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zaire.

Magical community

The Beninese city of Bohicon, the Burkinabé capital city of Ouagadougou, the Egyptian capital city of Cairo, the Ethiopian city of Gimbi, the Tanzanian city of Sumbawanga, the Togolese city of Tchamba and the Ugandan city of Patonga are the known locations that house the African wizarding community.

Magical government

The only known magical government body in the continent is the Burkinabé Ministry of Magic.

Magical education

Uagadou, one of the eleven wizarding schools, is located in the Mountains of the Moon of Uganda. It is the largest of all wizarding schools, and it takes students from all over the continent.

It is known that other smaller schools in Africa have come and gone.

Magical games and sports

• The Gimbi Giant-Slayers, an Ethiopian Quidditch team, has won the All-Africa Cup twice.
• The Sumbawanga Sunrays, a Tanzanian Quidditch team, are very popular and famous for their looping formations.
• The Tchamba Charmers, a Togolese Quidditch team, are known as the "masters of the reverse pass".
• The Patonga Proudsticks, a Ugandan Quidditch team, are the most noteworthy team in Africa.

Magical creatures and plants

Creatures

• Diricawl
• Erumpent
• Fwooper
• Nundu
• Phoenix
• Runespoor
• Sphinx
• Streeler
• Tebo

Plants

• Abyssinian shrivelfig

Magical history

• In 1991, Oliver Wood tells Harry Potter about a Quidditch referee who was transported to the Sahara Desert during a match. This is because someone in the crowd turned his broomstick into a Portkey.
• In 1992, Gilderoy Lockhart claimed that he supposedly stopped a series of attacks in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso.
• In 1993, the Weasley family went on a trip to visit Bill Weasley in Egypt.
• In 1994, during the summer holidays, Hermione Granger mentioned Africa as a possible hiding place for Sirius Black, noting "Hedwig's not going to manage that journey in a few days," when Harry Potter was eager for a response to a letter he sent to him.
• Egypt is the earliest place where magic is recorded. In its society, wizards and witches were held in high esteem.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned in the word African)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault (mentioned only)