List of monarchies in Africa

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Monarchies of Africa (red)

This list of monarchies in Africa shows all recognized African states that have a monarchy as a form of government or that had a monarchy in the 20th century .

Current

Independent states

As of April 2020

Country Government system Form of government Monarchy since Current monarch title in office since
LesothoLesotho Lesotho Parliamentary democracy Parliamentary monarchy 1822 (1966) Letsie III. king 1996
MoroccoMorocco Morocco Constitutional monarchy Hereditary monarchy 1062 Mohammed VI king 1999
SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland Absolute Monarchy Absolute Monarchy 1780 (1968) Mswati III. king 1986

Dependent areas

As of April 2020

Country area Government system Form of government Monarchy since Current monarch title in office since
SpainSpain Spain Canary IslandsCanary Islands Canary Islands Parliamentary democracy Parliamentary hereditary monarchy 1516 Felipe VI. king 2014
SpainSpain Spain CeutaCeuta Ceuta and MelillaMelillaMelilla  Parliamentary democracy Parliamentary hereditary monarchy 1516 Felipe VI. king 2014
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Parliamentary democracy Parliamentary monarchy 1603 Elizabeth II queen 1952

Historical

Independent states

Independent monarchical states in Africa in the 20th century.

Country Today's state Last monarch title from to
Flag of Egypt (1922–1958) .svg Egypt EgyptEgypt Egypt Fu'ad II. king 1922 1953
Flag of Ankole.svg Ankole UgandaUganda Uganda Gasyonga II. Mugabe 15th century 1967
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974) .svg Abyssinia EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia Haile Selassie Emperor ( negus ) 980 BC Chr. 1974
Burundi flag 1962.gif Burundi BurundiBurundi Burundi Ntare V. king 1680 1966
Flag of Congo Free State.svg Congo Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Kimpa Vita Mani 14th Century 19th century
Flag of Libya (1951–1969) .svg Libya LibyaLibya Libya Idris king 1951 1969
Flag of Rwanda (1959–1961) .svg Rwanda RwandaRwanda Rwanda Kigeri V. king 1350 1962
Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963) .svg Zanzibar TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania Jamjid ibn Abdullah sultan 1856 1964
Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999) .svg Tunisia TunisiaTunisia Tunisia Muhammad VIII. Al-Amin king 1956 1957
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central Africa Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central African Republic Bokassa I. Emperor 1976 1979

Dependent Territories / Commonwealth

Country Last monarch title to
GambiaGambia Gambia Elizabeth II queen 1970
GhanaGhana Ghana 1960
KenyaKenya Kenya 1964
MalawiMalawi Malawi 1966
MauritiusMauritius Mauritius 1992
NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 1963
RhodesiaRhodesia Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ) ZimbabweZimbabwe  1970
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone 1971
South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 1961
Flag of Tanganyika (1923–1961) .svg Tanganyika (now Tanzania ) TanzaniaTanzania  1961
UgandaUganda Uganda 1963

See also