It is shown how an inflationary universe can be realized in the context of higher-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell theory. As an explicit example, we present here the cosmological applications of the eight-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell theory. For $n=\pm m$, where $n$ and $m$ are integers representing monopole charges in monopole configurations on $S^2\times S^2$, we find an inflation phase.

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