African vs Africa

African and Africa both are nouns.

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

African (noun)	Africa (noun)
a native or inhabitant of Africa	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

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