Heads of state in Africa and years appointed or elected.

Heads of state in Africa and years appointed or elected.

A state without a leader will definitely result in chaos for that reason we have made a list below comprising names, country, year appointed or elected of all African Presidents and Prime Ministers till date

Algeria

• President – Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria (2019–present)
• Prime Minister – Aymen Benabderrahmane, Prime Minister of Algeria (2021–present)

Angola

• President – João Lourenço, President of Angola (2017–present)

Benin

• President – Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)

Botswana

• President – Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana (2018–present)

Burkina Faso

• Head of State – Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (2022–present)

President

• Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso (2015–2022)
• Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, President of Burkina Faso (2022–present)

Prime Minister

• Lassina Zerbo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2021–2022)
• Albert Ouédraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2022–present)

 Burundi

• President – Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi (2020-present)
• Prime Minister – Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Prime Minister of Burundi (2020–present)

Cameroon

• President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
• Prime Minister – Joseph Ngute, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2019–present)

Cape Verde

• President – José Maria Neves, President of Cape Verde (2021–present)
• Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)

Central African Republic

President

• Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic (2016–present)

Prime Minister

• Henri-Marie Dondra, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2021–2022)
• Félix Moloua, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2022–present)

Chad

• Head of State – Mahamat Déby, Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Chad (2021–present)
• President – Mahamat Déby, Interim President of Chad (2021–present)
• Prime Minister – Albert Pahimi Padacké, Interim Prime Minister of Chad (2021–present)

Comoros

• President – Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2016–present)

Congo – Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)

• President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
• Prime Minister – Anatole Collinet Makosso, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2021–present)

Congo – Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

• President – Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019–present)
• Prime Minister – Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2021–present)

Djibouti

• President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
• Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)

Egypt

• President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
• Prime Minister – Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt (2018–present)

Equatorial Guinea

• President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
• Prime Minister – Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–present)

Eritrea

• President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)

Eswatini

• Monarch – Mswati III, King of Eswatini (1986–present)
• Prime Minister – Cleopas Dlamini, Prime Minister of Eswatini (2021–present)

Ethiopia

• President – Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia (2018–present)
• Prime Minister – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2018–present)

Gabon

• President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–present)
• Prime Minister – Rose Christiane Raponda, Prime Minister of Gabon (2020–present)

The Gambia

• President – Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia (2017–present)

Ghana

• President – Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana (2017–present)

Guinea

• Head of State – Mamady Doumbouya, Chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development (2021–present)
• President – Mamady Doumbouya, Interim President of Guinea (2021–present)
• Prime Minister – Mohamed Béavogui, Interim Prime Minister of Guinea (2021–present)

Guinea-Bissau

• President – Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau (2020–present)
• Prime Minister – Nuno Gomes Nabiam, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2020–present)

Ivory Coast

• President – Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present)
• Prime Minister – Patrick Achi, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2021–present)

Kenya

• President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–present)

Lesotho

• Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
• Prime Minister – Moeketsi Majoro, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2020–present)

Liberia

• President – George Weah, President of Liberia (2018–present)

Libya

• Government of National Unity of Libya
• Head of State – Mohamed al-Menfi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya (2021–present)
• Prime Minister -Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of Libya (2021–present)
• Government of House of Representatives
• Prime Minister – Fathi Bashagha, Prime Minister of Libya (2022–present)

Madagascar

• President – Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar (2019–present)
• Prime Minister -Christian Ntsay, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2018–present)

Malawi

• President – Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi (2020–present)

Mali

• President – Assimi Goïta, Interim President of Mali (2021–present)
• Prime Minister – Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Interim Prime Minister of Mali (2021–present)

Mauritania

• President – Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania (2019–present)
• Prime Minister – Mohamed Ould Bilal, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2020–present)

Mauritius

• President – Pritvirajsing Roopun, President of Mauritius (2019–present)
• Prime Minister – Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2017–present)

Morocco

• Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
• Prime Minister – Aziz Akhannouch, Head of Government of Morocco (2021–present)

Mozambique

• President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
• Prime Minister

1. Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–2022)
2. Adriano Maleiane, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2022–present)

Namibia

• President – Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (2015–present)
• Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa, Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–present)

Niger

• President – Mohamed Bazoum, President of Niger (2021–present)
• Prime Minister – Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2021–present)

Nigeria

• President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–present)

Rwanda

• President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
• Prime Minister – Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2017–present)

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (self-declared, partially recognised state)

• President – Brahim Ghali, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2016–present)
• Prime Minister – Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2020–present)

São Tomé and Príncipe

• President – Carlos Vila Nova, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2021–present)
• Prime Minister – Jorge Bom Jesus, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2018–present)

Senegal

• President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–present)

Seychelles

• President – Wavel Ramkalawan, President of Seychelles (2020–present)

Sierra Leone

• President – Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone (2018–present)
• Chief Minister – Jacob Jusu Saffa, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone (2021–present)

Somalia

• President – Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President of Somalia (2017–present)
• Prime Minister – Mohamed Hussein Roble, Prime Minister of Somalia (2020–present)

Somaliland (unrecognized, secessionist state)

• President – Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland (2017–present)

South Africa

• President – Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa (2018–present)

South Sudan

• President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2005–present) [b]

Sudan

• President – Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council[1] (2019–present)
• Prime Minister –

1. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of Sudan (2021–2022)
2. Osman Hussein, Acting Prime Minister of Sudan (2022–present)

Tanzania

• President – Samia Suluhu, President of Tanzania (2021–present)
• Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)

Togo

• President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
• Prime Minister – Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, Prime Minister of Togo (2020–present)

Tunisia

• President – Kais Saied, President of Tunisia (2019–present)
• Prime Minister – Najla Bouden, Head of Government of Tunisia (2021–present)

Uganda

• President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
• Prime Minister – Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister of Uganda (2021–present)

Zambia

• President – Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia (2021–present)

Zimbabwe

• President – Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe (2017–present)