Africa
Algeria
- President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2008–present)
Angola
- President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
Benin
- President – Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present)
- Prime Minister – Pascal Koupaki, Prime Minister of Benin (2011–present)
Botswana
- President – 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)
- Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2011–present)
Burundi
- President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present)
Cameroon
- President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
- Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–present)
Cape Verde
- President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
- 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 – Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2008–present)
Chad
- President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
- Prime Minister – Emmanuel Nadingar, Prime Minister of Chad (2010–present)
Comoros
- President –
- Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006–2011)
- Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros (2011–present)
- President –
Republic of the Congo
- President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
- Prime Minister – Adolphe Muzito, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008–present)
Côte d'Ivoire
- President –
- Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2011, co-claimant 2010–2011)
- Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2010–present)
- Prime Minister –
- Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007–present)
- Gilbert Aké, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (co-claimant 2010–2011)
- President –
Djibouti
- President – Ismail 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)
- Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Acting President of Egypt (2011–present)
- Prime Minister –
- Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011)
- Ahmed Shafik, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011)
- Essam Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011–present)
- President –
Equatorial Guinea
- President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
- Prime Minister – Ignacio Milam Tang, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2008–present)
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–present)
Gabon
- President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–present)
- Prime Minister – Paul Biyoghé Mba, Prime Minister of Gabon (2009–present)
The Gambia
- President – Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–present)
Ghana
- President – John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (2009–present)
Guinea-Bissau
- President – Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2009–present)
- Prime Minister – Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2009–present)
Guinea
- President - Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–present)
- Prime Minister – Mohamed Said Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2010–present)
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–present)
Liberia
- President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present)
Libya
- De facto Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–present)
- De jure Head of State – Mohamed Abu Al-Quasim al-Zwai, Secretary General of General People's Congress of Libya (2010–present)
- Prime Minister – Baghdadi Mahmudi, Prime Minister of Libya (2006–present)
Madagascar
- Head of State – Andry Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (2009–present)
- Prime Minister – Albert Camille Vital, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2009–present)
Malawi
- President – Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–present)
Mali
- President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
- Prime Minister –
- Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–2011)
- Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2011–present)
Mauritania
- President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–present)
- Prime Minister – Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–present)
Mauritius
- President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
- Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present)
Rodrigues (autonomous region)
- Chief Commissioner –
- Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006–2011)
- Gaetan Jabeemisar, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2011–present)
- Chief Executive – Pritam Singh Mattan, Chief Executive of Rodrigues (2010–present)
- Chief Commissioner –
Mayotte (Overseas collectivity of France)
- Prefect –
- Hubert Derache, Prefect of Mayotte (2009–2011)
- Patrick Duprat, Acting Prefect of Mayotte (2011)
- Thomas Degos, Prefect of Mayotte (2011-present)
- Prefect –