As the second largest continent, Africa has an area of 30.3 million square kilometers, which represents 20.4 percent of the Earth’s land area.

The name Africa derives from Roman times. In Roman times, “Africa” ​​was the name of the Carthage area of ​​present-day northeast Tunisia.

Later, Africa became the name of the south coast of the Mediterranean and has been the name of the African continent since the Middle Ages.

Africa is often divided into the regions of North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, South Africa and East Africa.

The continent consists of 54 independent states and 8 territories. In addition, 2 states come with limited or lack of international recognition: Somaliland and Western Sahara. Three states are monarchies, and the rest are republics.

As of 2020, there are a total of 54 countries in Africa. Among all African countries, Nigeria is the largest one by population and Seychelles is the smallest.

Sit back and enjoy this educative thread for full list of African countries and their current leaders in alphabetical order as obtained by Mr. Odewale Adesoye. Please note that the official name of each country is in the bracket.


1. Algeria (People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria):
Capital: Algiers
Leader: Abdelmadjid Tebboune



2. Angola (Republic of Angola)
Capital: Luanda
Leaders: João Lourenço



3. Benin (Republic of Benin)
Capital: Porto-Novo
Leader: Patrice Talon


4. Botswana (Republic of Botswana)
Capital: Gaborone
Leader: Mokgweetsi Masisi

Source: https://www.countryaah.com/african-countries/

5. Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso)
Capital: Ouagadougou
Leader: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré



6. Burundi (Republic of Burundi)
Capital: Gitega
Leader: Évariste Ndayishimiye



7.Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon)
Capital: Yaounde
Leader: Paul Biya



8.Cabo Verde (Republic of Cabo Verde)
Capital: Praia
Leader: Jorge Carlos Fonseca

9. Central African Republic (Central African Republic)
Capital: Bangui
Leader: Faustin-Archange Touadéra



10. Chad (Republic of Chad)
Capital: N'Djamena
Leader: Mahamat Idriss Deby




11. Comoros (Union of the Comoros)
Capital: Moroni
Leader: Azali Assoumani



12. Côte d’Ivoire (Republic of Côte d’Ivoire)
Capital: Yamoussoukro and Abidjan
Leader: Alassane Ouattara

13. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Capital: Kinshasa
Leader: Felix Tshisekedi



14. Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)
Capital: Djibouti (City)
Leader: Ismail Omar Guelleh



15. Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt)
Capital: Cairo
Leader: Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi



16. Equatorial Guinea (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
Capital: Malabo (de jure),
Oyala (seat of government)
Leader: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

17. Eritrea (State of Eritrea)
Capital: Asmara
Leader: Isaias Afwerki



18. Eswatini (Kingdom of Eswatini)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative),
Lobamba (legislative, royal)
Leader: Mswati III



19. Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)
Capital: Addis Ababa
Leader: Sahle-Work Zewde



20. Gabon (Gabonese Republic)
Capital: Libreville
Leader: Ali Bongo Ondimba

21. Gambia (Republic of the Gambia)
Capital: Banjul
Leader: Adama Barrow



22. Ghana (Republic of Ghana)
Capital: Accra
Leader: Nana Akufo-Addo



23. Guinea (Republic of Guinea)
Capital: Conakry
Leader: Formerly Alpha Condé but Military has taken over from him.



24. Guinea-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)
Capital: Bissau
Leader: Umaro Sissoco Embaló

25. Kenya (Republic of Kenya)
Capital: Nairobi
Leader: Uhuru Kenyatta



26. Lesotho (Kingdom of Lesotho)
Capital: Maseru
Leader: Moeketsi Majoro



27. Liberia (Republic of Liberia)
Capital: Monrovia
Leader: George Weah



28. Libya (State of Libya)
Capital: Tripoli
Leader: Fayez al-Sarraj

29. Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar)
Capital: Antananarivo
Leader: Andry Rajoelina



30. Malawi (Republic of Malawi)
Capital: Lilongwe
Leader: Lazarus Chakwera



31. Mali (Republic of Mali)
Capital: Bamako
Leader: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta



32. Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Capital: Nouakchott
Leader: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

33. Mauritius (Republic of Mauritius)
Capital: Port Louis
Leader: Prithvirajsing Roopun



34. Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco)
Capital: Rabat
Leader: Aziz Akhannouch



35. Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique)
Capital: Maputo
Leader: Filipe Nyusi



36. Namibia (Republic of Namibia)
Capital: Windhoek
Leader: Hage Geingob

37. Niger (Republic of the Niger)
Capital: Niamey
Leader: Mohammed Bazoum



38. Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Capital: Abuja
Leader: Muhammadu Buhari



39. (Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo)
Capital: Kinshasa
Leader: Denis Sassou Nguesso



40. (Rwanda Republic of Rwanda)
Capital: Kigali
Leader: Paul Kagame

41. Sao Tome and Principle (Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principle)
Capital: São Tomé
Leader: Carlos Vila Nova



42. Senegal (Republic of Senegal)
Capital: Dakar
Leader: Macky Sall



43. Seychelles (Republic of Seychelles)
Capital: Victoria
Leader: Wavel Ramkalawan



44. Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone)
Capital: Freetown
Leader: Julius Maada Bio

45. Somalia (Federal Republic of Somalia)
Capital: Mogadishu
Leader: Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo



46. South Africa (Republic of South Africa)
Capital: Pretoria (administrative),
Cape Town (legislative),
Bloemfontein (judicial)
Leader: Cyril Ramaphosa



47. South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan)
Capital: Juba
Leader: Salva Kiir Mayardit



48. Sudan (Republic of the Sudan)
Capital: Khartoum
Leader: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

It should be, African countries and their corrupt leaders....

49. Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania)
Capital: Dodoma)
Leader: Samia Suluhu Hassan



50. Togo (Togolese Republic)
Capital: Lomé
Leader: Faure Gnassingbé



51. Tunisia (Republic of Tunisia)
Capital: Tunis
Leader: Kais Saied



52. Uganda (Republic of Uganda)
Capital: Kampala
Leader: Yoweri Museveni

53. Zambia (Republic of Zambia)
Capital: Lusaka
Leader: Hakainde Hichilema



54. Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe)
Capital: Harare
Leader: Emmerson Mnangagwa

Our darling president looking so presidential



Sai baba 4+4+4

SMH....Mostly Ancestors.
@OP the list is incomplete without one medical tourist president.

@Seniorwriter

If I say Bu you say Ha and other man say Ri l na u Sabi....

Sons of Africa raping their Mother, Mama Africa.

Useless leaders that have made the continent the poorest the most backward in all indices and least developed

Rulers not leaders

A Narcissist will never notice another Narcissist. Therefore they will live and play well together

J

Praying for a better Nigeria and if thats not possible, make everybody getat

Chad is wrong. The president you have there is late.

Meanwhile,
Exposed! Regina Daniels and her Mother, Rita Daniels acc.used of Using Jaruma's magical powers and charms to facilitate Ned Nwoko divorce to Laila.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maUIVltk3LU

Why are you introducing Buhari