List of all African countries, capitals and their current presidents.

List of all African countries, capitals and their current presidents.

Currently, most states in Africa have a republican form of government. Three monarchies - Morocco, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The UN classifies practically all African states as a group of developing countries. The exception is the only economically developed country on the continent - the Republic of South Africa. The successes of the struggle of African states for the strengthening of political and economic independence depend very much on the political forces that are in power. The largest state in Africa is Sudan, and the smallest is the Gambia. By the way, Africa is on the second place not only in the number of countries but also in the number of people living here, as well as in size. Let's get acquainted with African countries and presidents.

1. Algeria : North Africa Capital: Algiers Current President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1999–present)

2. Angola : Central Africa Capital: Luanda Current President: João Lourenço (2017–present)

3. Benin : West Africa Capital: Porto Novo Current President: Patrice Talon,(2016–present) READ ALSO: List of registered political parties in Nigeria by INEC

4. Botswana : South Africa Capital: Gaborone Current President: Mokgweetsi Masisi (2018–present)

5. Burkina Faso : West Africa Capital: Ouagadougou Current President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (2015–present)

 6. Burundi : East Africa Capital: Bujumbura Current President: Pierre Nkurunziza (2005–present)

7. Cameroon : Central Africa Capital: Yaounde Current President: Paul Biya (1982–present)

8. Cape Verde : West Africa Capital: Praia Current President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca (2011–present)

9. The Central African Republic : Central Africa Capital: Bangui Current President: Faustin-Archange Touadéra (2016–present) READ ALSO: Youngest President in Africa

10. Chad : Central Africa Capital: Ndjamena Current President: Idriss Déby (1990–present)

11. Comoros : East Africa Capital: Moroni Current President: Azali Assoumani (2016–present)

12. Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) : Central Africa Capital: Brazzaville Current President: Denis Sassou Nguesso (1997–present)

13. Congo–Kinshasa (The Democratic Republic of the Congo) : Central Africa Capital: Kinshasa Current President: Joseph Kabila (2001–present)

14. Djibouti : East Africa Capital: Djibouti Current President: Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1999–present)

15. Egypt : North Africa Capital: Cairo Current President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2014–present)

16. Equatorial Guinea : Central Africa Capital: Malabo Current President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1979–present)

17. Eritrea : East Africa Capital: Asmara Current President: Isaias Afwerki (1991–present)

8. Ethiopia : East Africa Capital: Addis Ababa Current President: Sahle-Work Zewde (2018–present)

19. Gabon : Central Africa Capital: Libreville Current President: Ali Bongo Ondimba (2009–present)

20. The Gambia : West Africa Capital: Banjul Current President: Adama Barrow (2017–present)

21. Ghana : West Africa Capital: Accra Current President: Nana Akufo-Addo (2017–present)

22. Guinea : West Africa Capital: Conakry Current President: Alpha Condé (2010–present)

23. Guinea-Bissau : West Africa Capital: Bissau Current President: José Mário Vaz (2014–present)

 24. Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) : West Africa Capital: Yamoussoukro Current President: Alassane Ouattara (2010–present) READ ALSO: Cleanest city in Africa - Top 10

25. Kenya : East Africa Capital: Nairobi Current President: Uhuru Kenyatta (2013–present)

26. Lesotho : South Africa Capital: Maseru Current President: Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)

27. Liberia : West Africa Capital: Monrovia Current President: George Weah (2018–present)

28. Libya : North Africa Capital: Tripoli The government of the country is split between the House of Representatives (Government of Libya internationally recognised until 12 March 2016) and the National Salvation Government (Government of Libya internationally recognised as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016). Current President from House of Representatives: Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–present) Current President from National Salvation Government: Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya (co-claimant, 2016–present)

29. Madagascar : East Africa Capital: Antananarivo Current President: Rivo Rakotovao (2018–present)

30. Malawi : East Africa Capital: Lilongwe Current President: Peter Mutharika (2014–present)

 31. Mali : West Africa Capital: Bamako Current President: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (2013–present)

32. Mauritania : West Africa Capital: Nouakchott Current President: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2009–present) READ ALSO: African countries and their currencies with symbols

33. Mauritius : East Africa Capital: Port Louis Current President: Barlen Vyapoory (2018–present)

34. Morocco : North Africa Capital: Rabat Current President: Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)

35. Mozambique : East Africa Capital: Maputo Current President: Filipe Nyusi (2015–present)

36. Namibia : South Africa Capital: Windhoek Current President: Hage Geingob (2015–present)

37. Niger : West Africa Capital: Niamey Current President: Mahamadou Issoufou (2011–present)

38. Nigeria : West Africa Capital: Abuja Current President: Muhammadu Buhari (2015–present)

39. Rwanda : East Africa Capital: Kigali Current President: Paul Kagame (2000–present)

40. Sao Tome and Principe : Central Africa Capital: Sao Tome Current President: Evaristo Carvalho (2016–present)

41. Senegal : West Africa Capital: Dakar Current President: Macky Sall (2012–present)

42. Seychelles : East Africa Capital: Victoria Current President: Danny Faure (2016–present)

43. Sierra Leone : West Africa Capital: Freetown Current President: Julius Maada Bio (2018–present)

44. Somalia : East Africa Capital: Mogadishu Current President: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (2017–present)

45. South Africa : South Africa Capital: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judiciary), and Capetown (legislative) Current President: Cyril Ramaphosa (2018–present)

46. South Sudan : North Africa Capital: Juba Current President: Salva Kiir Mayardit (2005–present)

47. Sudan : North Africa Capital: Khartoum Current President: Omar al-Bashir (1989–present)

48. Swaziland : South Africa Capital: Lobamba (royal & legislature) and Mbabane (administrative) Current President: Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)

49. Tanzania : East Africa Capital: Dar es Salaam (traditional capital) and Dodoma (location of the legislature) Current President: John Magufuli (2015–present)

50. Togo : West Africa Capital: Lome Current President: Faure Gnassingbe (2005–present)

51. Tunisia : North Africa Capital: Tunis Current President: Beji Caid Essebsi (2014–present)

52. Uganda : East Africa Capital: Kampala Current President: Yoweri Museveni (1986–present)

53. Zambia : East Africa Capital: Lusaka Current President: Edgar Lungu (2015–present)

54. Zimbabwe : East Africa Capital: Harare Current President: Emmerson Mnangagwa (2017–present)