These 10 African capital cities have interesting stories behind their names

Nairobi

The beginning of the modern city of Nairobi can be traced to the 1890s when the British decided to design the first town layout for a small town that was just a railway depot.

Nairobi translates into “cool waters” in the local Maasai language. By the end of the First World War, Kenya’s capital city had begun to show promise of being the modern city it is today.

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