Africa | Current Monarchies
The following are the territories of Africa where the monarch is currently the official head of a sovereign state:
| Country | Monarchy Type | Head of State | Succession | Dynasty | Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eswatini | Absolute | King | Elective | Dlamini | Mswati III |
 Lesotho | Constitutional | King | Hereditary | Seeiso | Letsie III |
 Morocco | Mixed | King | Hereditary | Al Alaoui | Mohammed VI |
Africa | Former Monarchies
The following are the former monarchies of Africa where the monarch was formerly the official head of a sovereign state:
| Country | Head of State | Dynasty | Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|
  Burundi | Mwami | King | Ntwero | Rosa Paula |
  Egypt | King | Alawiyya | Fuad II |
 Ethiopia | Emperor | Solomon | Zera Yacob Amha Selassie |
 Libya | King | El Senussi | Mohammed |
  Rwanda | Mwami | King | Abanyiginya | Yuhi VI |
 Tunisia | King |
Africa | Traditional Monarchies
The following are the territories with traditional monarchies. This list is a work in progress.
| Country | Polity | Dynasty | Succession | Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|
 Angola | |||
 Benin | |||
 Botswana | |||
 Burkina Faso | |||
 Cameroon | |||
 Central African Republic | |||
 Congo-Brazzaville | |||
 Congo-Kinshasa | |||
 Cote d’Ivoire | |||
 Equatorial Guinea | |||
 Gabon | |||
 The Gambia | |||
 Ghana | |||
 Guinea-Bissau | |||
 Guinea-Conakry | |||
 Kenya | |||
 Malawi | |||
 Mali | |||
 Mauritania | |||
 Namibia | |||
 Niger | |||
 Nigeria | |||
 Senegal | |||
 Sierra Leone | |||
 South Africa | |||
 South Sudan | |||
 Sudan | |||
 Tanzania | |||
 Togo | |||
 Uganda | |||
 Zambia | |||
 Zimbabwe |
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