African countries and their current presidents 2023 Africa is the world’s second largest and second most-populous continent, being behind Asia in both categories. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. The continent houses 54 recognized countries, with 51 being republics and 3 being monarchies i.e Lesotho, Morocco and Eswatini.
Here are all African countries and their current presidents.
African countries and their current presidents 2023
| No.
|
Country | Name | Presidential term |
| 1. | Algeria | Abdelmadjid Tebboune
|
2019 – present |
| 2. | Angola | João Lourenço | 2017 – present |
| 3.
|
Benin | Patrice Talon | 2016 – present |
| 4. | Botswana | Mokgweetsi Masisi | 2018 – present |
| 5. | Burkina Faso | Ibrahim Traore (Interim, Military Junta) | 2022 – present |
| 6. | Burundi | Évariste Ndayishimiye | 2020 – present |
| 7. | Cameroon | Paul Biya | 1982 – present |
| 8. | Cape Verde | José Maria Neves | 2021 – present |
| 9. | Central African Republic | Faustin-Archange Touadéra | 2016 – present |
| 10. | Chad | Mahamat Déby (Interim, Military Junta) | 2021 – present |
| 11. | Comoros
|
Azali Assoumani | 2016 – present |
| 12. | Republic of the Congo | Denis Sassou Nguesso | 1997 – resent |
| 13. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Félix Tshisekedi | 2019 – present |
| 14. | Djibouti | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh | 1999 – present |
| 15. | Egypt | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | 2014 – present |
| 16. | Equatorial Guinea | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | 1979 – present |
| 17. | Eritrea
|
Isaias Afwerki | 1991 – present |
| 18. | Eswatini | Mswati III | 1986 – present |
| 19. | Ethiopia | Sahle-Work Zewde | 2018 – present |
| 20. | Gabon | Ali Bongo Ondimba | 2009 – present |
| 21. | The Gambia | Adama Barrow | 2017 – present |
| 22. | Ghana | Nana Akufo-Addo | 2017 – present |
| 23. | Guinea | Mamady Doumbouya (Interim, Military Junta) | 2010 – present |
| 24. | Guinea-Bissau | Umaro Sissoco Embaló | 2020 – present |
| 25. | Ivory Coast | Alassane Ouattara | 2010 – present |
| 26. | Kenya | William Ruto | 2022 – present |
| 27. | Lesotho | Letsie III | 1996 – present |
| 28. | Liberia | George Weah | 2018 – present |
| 29. | Libya | Mohamed al-Menfi | 2021 – present |
| 30. | Madagascar | Andry Rajoelina | 2019 – present |
| 31. | Malawi | Lazarus Chakwera | 2020 – present |
| 32. | Mali | Assimi Goïta (Interim, Military Junta) | 2021 – present |
| 33. | Mauritania | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | 2020 – present |
| 34. | Mauritius | Prithvirajsing Roopun | 2019 – present |
| 35. | Morocco | Mohammed VI | 1999 – present |
| 36. | Mozambique | Filipe Nyusi | 2015 – present |
| 37. | Namibia | Hage Geingob | 2015 – present |
| 38. | Niger | Mohamed Bazoum | 2021 – present |
| 39. | Nigeria | Muhammadu Buhari | 2015 – present |
| 40. | Rwanda | Paul Kagame | 2000 – present |
| 41. | São Tomé and Príncipe | Carlos Vila Nova | 2021 – present |
| 42. | Senegal | Macky Sall | 2012 – present |
| 43. | Seychelles | Wavel Ramkalawan | 2020 – present |
| 44. | Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio | 2018 – present |
| 45. | Somalia | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud | 2022 – present |
| 46. | South Africa | Cyril Ramaphosa | 2018 – present |
| 47. | South Sudan | Salva Kiir Mayardit | 2005 – present |
| 48. | Sudan | Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (Interim, Military Junta) | 2019 – present |
| 49. | Tanzania | Samia Suluhu Hassan | 2021 – present |
| 50. | Togo | Faure Gnassingbé | 2005 – present |
| 51. | Tunisia | Kais Saied | 2019 – present |
| 52. | Uganda | Yoweri Museveni | 1986 – present |
| 53. | Zambia | Hakainde Hichilema | 2021 – present |
| 54. | Zimbabwe | Emmerson Mnangagwa | 2017 – present |
