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It lists 56 sovereign states (54 of which are member states of the United Nations), two non-sovereign (dependent) territories of non-African sovereign states, and nine sub-national regions of non-African sovereign states. Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer ...
Sierra Leone (abolished 1971) Union of South Africa (abolished 1961) Tanganyika (abolished 1962) Uganda (abolished 1963) In spite of this, several African states are affiliated with the Commonwealth of Nations: Botswana. Cameroon. Eswatini (Swaziland) The Gambia.
Island states are also members of the AU, but not the offshore islands that are integral parts of the transcontinental countries of France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and Yemen. The 55 member states are grouped into five regions. The African Union is composed of fifty-two republics and three monarchies. The total population of the ...
In some countries like Andorra and Vatican City , a clergy member also acts as the head of state for both countries (Bishop of Urgell as Co-Prince of Andorra and the Pope) and head of government for the latter (President of the Governorate of Vatican City State).
President of Djibouti. 8 May 1999. Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed. Prime Minister of Djibouti. 1 April 2013. Egypt. Northeast Africa [2] Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. President of Egypt.
Ivory Coast. President – Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present) Prime Minister –. Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2020–2021) Patrick Achi, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2021–2023) Kenya. President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–2022) Lesotho.
The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union (AU) elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term. [1] It rotates among the continent's five regions. A candidate must be selected by consensus or at least two-thirds majority vote by member states.
President of South Africa. The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the South African National Defence Force. Between 1961 and 1994, the office of head of state was the state presidency.