Listed By Form of Government
| State | Government | Head of state | Head of government |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | parliamentary unitary republic | President of the Republic | Prime Minister |
| Angola | presidential unitary republic | President of Angola | |
| Benin | presidential unitary republic | President of Benin | |
| Botswana | presidential unitary republic | President of Botswana | |
| Burkina Faso | presidential unitary republic | Président du Faso | |
| Burundi | presidential unitary republic | President of Burundi | |
| Cameroon | presidential unitary republic | President of Cameroon | |
| Cape Verde | parliamentary unitary republic | President of Cape Verde | Prime Minister of Cape Verde |
| Central African Republic | presidential unitary republic | President of the Central African Republic | |
| Chad | presidential unitary republic | President of Chad | |
| Comoros | presidential federal republic | President of Comoros | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Republic of the Congo | presidential unitary republic | President of the Republic of the Congo | |
| Ivory Coast | presidential unitary republic | President of Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Djibouti | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of Djibouti | Prime Minister of Djibouti |
| Egypt | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of Egypt | Prime Minister of Egypt |
| Equatorial Guinea | presidential unitary republic | President of Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | presidential unitary republic | President of Eritrea | |
| Ethiopia | semi-presidential federal republic | President of Ethiopia | Prime Minister of Ethiopia |
| Gabon | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of Gabon | Prime Minister of Gabon |
| Gambia | presidential unitary republic | President of the Gambia | |
| Ghana | presidential unitary republic | President of Ghana | |
| Guinea | presidential unitary republic | President of Guinea | |
| Guinea-Bissau | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of Guinea-Bissau | Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau |
| Kenya | presidential unitary republic | President of Kenya | |
| Lesotho | parliamentary unitary constitutional monarchy | King of Lesotho | Prime Minister of Lesotho |
| Liberia | presidential unitary republic | President of Liberia | |
| Libya | parliamentary republic | President of the General National Congress of Libya | Prime Minister of Libya |
| Madagascar | semi-presidential devolved republic | President of Madagascar | Prime Minister of Madagascar |
| Malawi | presidential unitary republic | President of Malawi | |
| Mali | presidential unitary republic | President of Mali | |
| Mauritania | presidential republic | President of Mauretania | |
| Mauritius | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of Mauritius | Prime Minister of Mauritius |
| Mozambique | presidential unitary republic | President of Mozambique | |
| Namibia | presidential unitary republic | President of Namibia | |
| Niger | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of Niger | Prime Minister of Niger |
| Nigeria | presidential unitary federation | President of Nigeria | |
| Rwanda | presidential unitary republic | President of Rwanda | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of São Tomé and Príncipe | Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Senegal | presidential unitary republic | President of Senegal | |
| Seychelles | presidential unitary republic | President of Seychelles | |
| Sierra Leone | presidential unitary republic | President of Sierra Leone | |
| Somalia | semi-presidential federal republic | President of Somalia | Prime Minister of Somalia |
| South Africa | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of South Africa | |
| Sudan | presidential federal republic | President of Sudan | |
| Swaziland | unitary absolute monarchy | King of Swaziland | |
| Tanzania | presidential federacy republic | President of Tanzania | |
| Togo | presidential unitary republic | President of Togo | |
| Tunisia | presidential unitary republic | President of Tunisia | |
| Uganda | presidential unitary republic | President of Uganda | |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | semi-presidential unitary republic | President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Zambia | presidential unitary republic | President of Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe | presidential unitary republic | President of Zimbabwe | |
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