List of African countries and their current presidents

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Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. The continent is endowed with rich natural resources. Despite these rich natural resources like timber, diamond, sugar, salt, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, silver, petroleum, and cocoa beans, people in Africa are still living in abject poverty. Some countries are clothed in-dept which keeps rising each and every day.

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President Mohammadu Buhari

The leaders in 54 African countries are mostly blamed for the dept of its nations. Some of these leaders have been in power for decades. It is noteworthy that some of these leaders seized power through a coup. The following are the list of African countries and their current presidents;

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  1. Algeria – Abdelmadjid Tebboune -since December 2019
  2. Angola – João Lourenço – since 2017.
  3. Benin – Patrice Talon – since 2016.
  4. Botwana – Mokgweetsi Masisi- since 2018.
  5. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré – since 2015
  6. Burundi – Évariste Ndayishimiye – since 2020
  7. Cameroon – Paul Biya- since 1982
  8. Cape Verde – Jorge Carlos Fonseca – since 2011
  9. The Central African Republic – Faustin-Archange Touadéra-  since 2016.
  10. Chad – Idriss Déby – since 1990.
  11. Comoros- Azali Assoumani – since 2016.
  12. Congo–Brazzaville – Denis Sassou Nguesso – since 1997.
  13. Congo–Kinshasa – Joseph Kabilla – since 2001.
  14. Djibouti – Ismail Omar Guelleh – since 1999.
  15. Egypt – Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi – since 2014.
  16. Equitorial Guinea – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo – 1979.
  17. Eritea – Isaias Afwerki – since 1991.
  18. Ethiopia – Sahle-Work Zewde – since 2018.
  19. Gabon – Ali Bongo Ondimba – since 2009.
  20. Gambia – Adama Barrow – since 2017.
  21. Ghana -Nana Akufo-Addo – since 2017.
  22. Guinea – Alpha Condé – since 2010.
  23. Guinea – Bissau – Umaro Sissoco Embaló – since 2018.
  24. Ivory Coast – Alassane Ouattara – since 2010.
  25. Kenya – Uhuru Kenyatta – since 2013.
  26. Lesotho – Tom Thabane – since 1996.
  27. Liberia – George Weah – since 2018.
  28. Libya – Fayez al-Sarraj- since 2016.
  29. Madagascar – Andry Rajoelina – since 2018.
  30. Malawi – Lazarus Chakwera – since 2020.
  31. Mali – Incumbent Assimi Goïta Interim- since may 2021.
  32. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Ghazouani – since 2019.
  33. Mauritius – Prithvirajsing Roopun – since 2019.
  34. Moroco – Mohammed VI – since e 1999.
  35. Mozambique – Filipe Nyusi-  since 2015.
  36. Namibia – Hage Geingob – since 2015.
  37. Niger – Mohamed Bazoum – 2011.
  38. Nigeria – Buhari – since 2015.
  39. Rwanda – Paul Kagame – since 2000.
  40. São Tomé and Príncipe -Evaristo Carvalho – since 2016.
  41. Senegal – Macky Sall – since 2012.
  42. Seychelles – Wavel Ramkalawan – since 2020.
  43. Siere Leone- Julius Maada Bio – since 2018.
  44. Somalia- Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo – since 2017.
  45. South Africa – Cyril Ramaphosa – since 2018.
  46. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit – since 2011.
  47. Swaziland – Mswati III – since 1986.
  48. Tanzania – Samia Suluhu Hassan – since 2021.
  49. Togo – Faure Gnassingbé – since 2005.
  50. Tunisia – Kais Saied – since 2019.
  51. Uganda – Yoweri Museveni – since 1986.
  52. Zambia – Edgar Chagwa Lungu – since 2015.
  53. Zimbabwe – Emmerson Mnangagwa – since 2017.

Source: abtc.ng