Africa vs African

Africa and African both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Africa	Yes	No	No	No
African	Yes	Yes	No	No

Africa (noun)	African (noun)
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean	a native or inhabitant of Africa

Africa (adjective)	African (adjective)
	of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples