List of State Leaders in 2008 - Africa

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Prime Minister of Algeria (2006–2008)
    2. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2008–2012)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–2008)
    2. Paulo Kassoma, Prime Minister of Angola (2008–2010)
• Benin
  • President - Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present)
• Botswana
  • President -
    1. Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
    2. Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–present)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007–2011)
• Burundi
  • President - Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–2009)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011)
  • Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
• Central African Republic
  • President - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Élie Doté, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2005–2008)
    2. Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2008–2013)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Prime Minister of Chad (2007–2008)
    2. Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Prime Minister of Chad (2008–2010)
• Comoros
  • President - Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006–2011)
• Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
  • President - Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005–2009)
• Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • President - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Antoine Gizenga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006–2008)
    2. Adolphe Muzito, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008–2012)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2011)
  • Prime Minister - Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007–2012)
• Djibouti
  • President - Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
• Egypt
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004-2011)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2006–2008)
    2. Ignacio Milam Tang, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2008–2012)
• Eritrea
  • President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon (2006–2009)
• The Gambia
  • President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
• Ghana
  • President - John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–2009)
• Guinea
  • President -
    1. Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008)
    2. Aboubacar Somparé, Acting President of Guinea (2008)
    3. Moussa Dadis Camara, President of Guinea (2008–2009)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lansana Kouyaté, Prime Minister of Guinea (2007–2008)
    2. Ahmed Tidiane Souaré, Prime Minister of Guinea (2008)
    3. Kabiné Komara, Prime Minister of Guinea (2008–2010)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2009)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Martinho Ndafa Kabi, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2007–2008)
    2. Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2008–2009)
• Kenya
  • President - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–present)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
• Liberia
  • Head of State - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present)
• Libya
  • De facto Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
  • Nominal Head of State -
    1. Muhammad az-Zanati, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008)
    2. Miftah Muhammed K'eba, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (2008–2009)
  • Head of Government - Baghdadi Mahmudi, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2006–2011)
• Madagascar
  • President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–2009)
  • Prime Minister - Charles Rabemananjara, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2007–2009)
• Malawi
  • President - Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–2012)
• Mali
  • President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012)
  • Prime Minister - Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–2011)
• Mauritania
  • Head of State -
    1. Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, President of Mauritania (2007–2008)
    2. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the High Council of State (2008–2009)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Zeine Ould Zeidane, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2007–2008)
    2. Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008)
    3. Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–present)
• Mauritius
  • President - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012)
  • Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present)
• Mayotte (Overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect -
    1. Vincent Bouvier, Prefect of Mayotte (2007–2008)
    2. Denis Robin, Prefect of Mayotte (2008–2009)
  • President of the General Council -
    1. Saïd Omar Oili, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2004–2008)
    2. Ahmed Attoumani Douchina, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2008–2011)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco (2007–2011)
  • Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognized state)
    • President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
    • Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2003–present)
• Mozambique
  • President - Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Luísa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010)
• Namibia
  • President - Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–2012)
• Niger
  • President - Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger (1999–2010)
  • Prime Minister - Seyni Oumarou, Prime Minister of Niger (2007–2009)
• Nigeria
  • President - Umaru Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria (2007–2010)
• Rwanda
  • President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011)
• Saint Helena and Dependencies (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Andrew Gurr, Governor of Saint Helena (2007–2011)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003–2011)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tomé Vera Cruz, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2006–2008)
    2. Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2008)
    3. Joaquim Rafael Branco, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2008–2010)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
  • Prime Minister - Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, Prime Minister of Senegal (2007–2009)
• Seychelles
  • President - James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present)
• Sierra Leone
  • President - Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–present)
• Somalia
  • President -
    1. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia (2004–2008)
    2. Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe, Interim President of Somalia (2008–2009)
  • Prime Minister - Nur Hassan Hussein, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007–2009)
  • Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–2010)
  • Puntland (self-declared autonomous state, de facto independent)
    • President - Mohamud Muse Hersi, President of Puntland (2005–2009)
  • Maakhir (unrecognized autonomous state)
    • rejoined Puntland in January 2008
    • President -
      1. Jibrell Ali Salad, President of Maakhir (2007–2008)
      2. Abdullahi Ahmed Jama, President of Maakhir (2008)
• South Africa
  • President -
    1. Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
    2. Kgalema Motlanthe, President of South Africa (2008–2009)
• Sudan
  • President - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–2008)
    2. Behki Dlamini, Acting Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008)
    3. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–present)
• Tanzania
  • President - Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Edward Lowassa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2005–2008)
    2. Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2008–present)
• Togo
  • President - Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Komlan Mally, Prime Minister of Togo (2007–2008)
    2. Gilbert Houngbo, Prime Minister of Togo (2008–2012)
• Tunisia
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
• Uganda
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
• Zambia
  • President -
    1. Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–2008)
    2. Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (2008–2011)
• Zimbabwe
  • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)