African Politics & Government Leaders
Discover the most influential politics & government figures across Africa
Ummy Mwalimu
Minister of Health
Uzziel Ndagijimana
Minister of Finance
Valentin Djènontin
Mayor of Parakou
Wilhelmina Jallah
Minister of Health
Yasir Arman
SPLM-N Leader
Évariste Ndayishimiye
President of Burundi
Abane Ramdane†
FLN Leader & Strategist
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke†
Second President (1967-1969)
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed†
Ex-President (2004-2008)
Abeid Karume†
First President of Zanzibar
Aden Adde†
First President (1960-1967)
Afonso Dhlakama†
RENAMO Leader
Agostinho Neto†
First President & Poet
Ahmadu Bello†
Sardauna of Sokoto
Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane†
Ex-President (1978-1989)
Ahmed Ben Bella†
First President of Algeria
Ahmed Kathrada†
Robben Island Prisoner
Ahmed Sékou Touré†
Independence Leader
Albertina Sisulu†
EC; F; Nurse & Anti-Apartheid Leader
Amílcar Cabral†
Independence Leader & Theorist; Revolutionary & Theorist
Amílcar Cabral†
Independence Leader & Theorist; Revolutionary Theorist
Ange-Félix Patassé†
Ex-President (1993-2003)
Anwar Sadat†
President & Nobel Laureate
Aoua Kéita†
Politician & Women's Rights Pioneer