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COUNTRY	HEADS
ALGERIA	Abdelaziz Bouleflika - President Abdelaziz Belkhadem - Prime Minister
ANGOLA	Jose E. DOS SANTOS President since 10 Sept; 1979 Antonio Paulo KASSOMA PM since 30 Sept; 2008 Fanando da Piedade Dias dos Santos(PM 2002/12/06 - 2008/09/30)
BENIN REPUBLIC	Yayi Boni. (President and head of government)
BOTSWANA	Seretse Khama Ian Khama (President since 1st April 2008) Mompati MERAFHE (V.P.) Festus G. Mogae (1 April 1998 to 1 April 2008)
BURKINA FASO	Blaise Compaore (President), Paramanga Ernest Yonli (Prime Minister)
BURUNDI	Pierre Nkurunziza (President)
CAMEROON	Paul Biya (President), Ephraim Inoni (Prime Minister)
CAPE VERDE	Pedro Verona PIRES(President) Jose Maria Periera NEVES(Prime Minister)
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Francois BOZIZE (President) Elie DOTE (Prime Minister)
CHAD	Lt Gen. Idriss DEBY (President) Pascal YOADIMNADJI (Prime Minister)
COMOROS	Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI (President)
CONGO, REPUBLIC of	Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO (President)
CONGO, D.R. of	Joseph Kabila (President) Antoine Gizenga(Prime Minister and Head of government)
COTE D'IVOIRE	Laurent GBAGBO (President), Charles Konan BANNY (Immediate past Prime Minister) Guillaume Soro (Prime Minister) since April 4th; 2007
DJIBOUTI	Ismail Omar GUELLEH(President), Mohamed Dileita DILEITA(Prime Minister)
EGYPT	Hosni Mubarak(President) Ahmed Nazif(Prime minister)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	Brig. Gen.(rtd) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (President), Ricardo Mangue Obama NFUBEA (Prime Minister)
ERITREA	ISAIAS Afworki
ETHIOPIA	Girma Wolde-Giorgis(President) Meles Zenawi(Prime minister)
GABON	Ali Bongo Ondimba - President from 16 October 2009 Rose Francine Rogombe (Interim President 8 Jun; 2009 to 16 October 2009. Senate leader sworn-in to act on the death of President Omar Bongo) El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba (President: 2 Dec. 1967 to 8 Jun; 2009) Jean Eyeghe NDONG(Prime Minister)
THE GAMBIA	Yahya A.J.J. JAMMEH (President and Head of government)
GHANA	John Evans Atta-Mills (President and Head of government, from 7 Jan. 2009) John Agyekum Kufuor (7/01/2001 to 7/01/2009)
GUINEA	Sékouba Konaté - Acting President from 3 December 2009 - date Capt. Moussa Camara - President (Hospitalized due to injury sustained from an assassination attempt in December 2009. He became President 2008 Dec. 24 following a military coupe of Dec. 22 after the death of Lansana Conte from illness.) Jean Marie Doré - Prime Minister from 26 January 2010 Kabiné Komara (P.M. 30/12/2008 - 21/1/2010) Lansana CONTE (President 1984 to 2008) Ahmed Tidiane SOUARE(P.M from 2008 May to Dec.) Lansana Kouyate(P.M. from 2007 to 2008)
GUINEA BISSAU	Malam Bacai Sanha (President from 8 Sept. 2009) Carlos Gomes (Prime Minister from 2 Jan. 2009 --) Raimundo Pereira (Interim President 3 March 2009 - 8 Sept. 2009) Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIERA (President 1980-1999, 2005 - 2009 killed by soldiers on 2 March 2009 in retaliation to a bomb blast that killed the country's military chief, Gen. Batista Tagme Na Waie) Aristides GOMES (Prime Minister 2005 - 2007)
KENYA	Mwai Kibaki (President and Head of government) Raila Odinga (Prime Minister in a power sharing government following violence in an election which many believes he won)
LESOTHO	King Letsie 111, (King) Pakalitha Mosisili(Prime Minister)
LIBERIA	Ellen Sirleaf Johnson (President and Head of government)
LIBYA	Col. Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi, al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi(Prime Minister)
MADAGASCAR	Andry Rajoelina (Named President by the military on Tuesday March 17th; 2009 after forcing Marc Ravalomanana to resign) Col. Vital Albert Camille - PM since December 2009 Monja Roindefo - EX.Acting Prime Minister Marc Ravalomanana(Ex President: 6 May 2002 - 17 March 2009) Jarques Sylla(Ex. Prime Minister: Feb. 2002 - Jan. 2007)
MALAWI	Bingu wa MUTHARIKA (President)
MALI	Amadou Toumani Toure(President), Ousmane Issoufi Maiga(Prime Minister)
MAURITANIA	Ba Mamadou Mbare - Acting President since April 16th; 2009 (Former Senate president; became President following resignation of General Abdel Aziz who is now seeking legitimate office through election) General Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz(Ex-President August 6, 2008 to April 2009. Dismissed from the army and as chief of the presidential guard, seized power on August 6; 2008) Moulaya Ould Mohamed Laghdaf - Prime Minister Sidi ould Cheikh Abdalahi (Ex-President April 19th 2007 to August 6, 2008) Yahya Uld Ahmed El Waghef(Ex-Prime Minister, May 6 to August 6; 2008) Zeine Ould Zeidane (Ex-Prime Minister April 20; 2007 to May 6; 2008) Col.Ely Ould Mohamed VALL(Ex-President: Aug. 3rd 2005 - Apr. 19; 2007) Sidi Mohamed Ould BOUBAKAR(Ex-Prime Minister).
MAURITIUS	Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (President) Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM (Prime Minister)
MOROCCO	King MOHAMED VI (king and head of state), Driss JETTOU (Prime Minister)
MOZAMBIQUE	Armando GUEBUZA (President), Luisa DIOGO (Prime Minister)
NAMIBIA	Hifikepunye POHAMBA (President), Nahas ANGULA (Prime Minister)
NIGER	Salou Djibo - Head Military Junta(from 18 February 2010) Mamadou TANDJA (22/12/1999 - 18/02/2010) President, deposed in a military coup 18/02/2010 Prime Ministers Ali Badjo Gamatié (02/10/2009 - 18/02/2010) Albabé Abouba (23/9/2009 - 02/10/2009) Seyni Oumarou (07/06/2007 - 23/09/2009) Hama AMADOU (1995-1996, 2000 - 2007)
NIGERIA	Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (President and Head of government since May 29, 2007) Dr Goodluck Jonathan (Acting President from 9 February 2010, V.P. from May 29, 2007) Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (President May 1999 - May 2007) Alhaji Abubakar Atiku (V.P. May 1999 - May 2007)
RWANDA	Paul KAGAME (President), Bernard MAKUZA (Prime Minister)
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE	Fradique DE MENEZES (President), Tome Vera CRUZ (Prime Minister)
SENEGAL	Abdoulaiye Wade (President and Head of government)
SEYCHELLES	James Michel. (President and Head of government)
SIERRA LEONE	Ernest Bai Koroma (President and Head of Government since Sept. 17th, 2007 after a tense run-off election) Ahmad Tejan KABBAH (Out-going President)
SOMALIA	Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe (Interim President. He assumed the position of President being the Speaker of Parliament at the time of the resignation of former President Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed) Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed(Ex-President, resigned 2008 Dec 29. He has been the head of a transitional government since 2004), Nur Hassan Hussein (Prime Minister; 2007 Nov. to date) Ali Mohamed GEDI(Prime Minister 2004 Nov. 3rd to 2007 Oct. 29).
SOUTH AFRICA	Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma President from May 9th, 2009 Kgalema Motlanthe (President; Sept 25th, 2008 to May 9th 2009) He replaced Thabo Mbeki who was forced to resign following power tussles with his party, ANC chairman Jacob Zuma.) Mr Tabo Mbeki (President: 1999 - 2008) Nelson Mandela (President: 1994 - 1999) The first elected president in a fully democratic South Africa.
SUDAN	Field Marshal Umar Hassan al-Bashir
SWAZILAND	King MSATI III (King and head of state), Absolom Themba DLAMINI (Prime Minister).
TANZANIA	Jakaya Kikwete (President and Head of state)
TOGO	Faure GNASSINGBE (President), Yawovi AGBOYIBO (Prime Minister)
TUNISIA	Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (President), Mohamed GHANNOUCHI (Prime Minister)
UGANDA	Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (President and Head of government)
ZAMBIA	Rupiah BANDA (President since November 2nd 2008. Was acting President and Head of Govt. from 19 August to Nov. 2; 2008 after the death of former President MWANAWASA) George Kunda (Vice President) Levy MWANASAWA (Ex-President - Died in office August 2008)
ZIMBABWE	Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since independent, 1980) Morgan Tsvangirai; Prime Minister(since Feb. 11th 2009) in a power-sharing government

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