This is a list of reigningnon-sovereign monarchs in Africa, includingtraditional rulers and governing constitutional monarchs, but not the kings ofLesotho,Morocco andEswatini. Each monarch listed below reigns over a legally recognised dominion located internally within a sovereign state, but in most cases possess little or no sovereign governing power themselves. Theirtitles, however, are recognised by the state. Entries are listed beside their respective dominions, and are grouped by country.

The roles, powers, and influence of non-sovereign monarchs throughout Africa vary greatly depending on the state. In some states, such asAngola, the local king may play an integral role in the local governing council of a region, such is the case with the king ofBailundo,^[1] or on a smaller level, such as many of theFons ofCameroon, they may be seen as leaders or heads of a particular town, settlement, or village.^[2] They are often regarded as custodians of tradition and culture, and in some cases, play an important role in local religious activities (such as inBenin, where some of the kings double as heads ofVodun cults and are believed to havespiritual powers).^[3][4]

Their relationship with the national government of which their respective realm sits within can be complex. Particularly influential monarchs are often sought after by local politicians and elected leaders for support,^[5][6] while others have contentious relationships with their national governments. In some cases, the national government has stepped in to curtail the influence of non-sovereign monarchs (such as whenChadian government suspended the powers of theOuaddaisultan in 2022, or when theemir ofKano was deposed by the regional government).^[7][8]

State	Polity	Title	Monarch	Since	House	Succession	Refs
Angola	Bailundo	King/Soma inene	Tchongolola Tchongonga Ekuikui VI	2021		Hereditary andelective	[9][10]
	Cuito	King	Bingo Bingo			Hereditary	[11]
	Baixa de Cassanje		Dianhenga Aspirante Mjinji Kulaxingo			Hereditary	[12]
	Huambo (Wambu)	King	Artur Moço				[13][14]
	Lunda-Tchokwe	Mwene	Muatchissengue Wa Tembo / José Estêvão			Hereditary	[15]
	Luvale	Queen	Nhakatole Chilombo Tchissengo	2004	Nhakatole	Hereditary	[16]
	Mbata / Zombo	King	Makitu III	2023	Kizulu	Matrilinear
	Mbaza Kongo	Chief	Mfumu Mukongo Afonso Méndes			Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Mbunda	Mwene	Mbandu III Mbandu Lifuti	2008		Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Ndongo	Ngola Kiluanje	Diba Ngola Jungo	2024		Hereditary	[17]
	Nganguela	King	Tchinhama Mwene Vunongue VIII Manuel Ndala	2019		Hereditary
	Ombada yo Mungo	King	Zeferino Satona				[18]
	Ombala ya Nalueque	King	Mário Satipamba
	Viye	oSoma	Afonso Viti			Hereditary and elective	[19]
Benin	Abomey (Dahomey)[bj 1]	Ahosu	Dada Dèwènondè Gbéhanzin[bj 2]	22 January 2022	Aladaxonou[bj 3]	Hereditary and elective	[20]
	Abomey-Calavi	King	Kpôton Avoumbè Gbesso Allodji III				[21]
	Ahouannonzoun	King	Abmomansoatin Kponan				[citation needed]
	Akassato	King	Zounfon				[22]
	Ardra	Ahosu	Kpodégbé Djigla	2 December 1992	Agasuvi[bj 3]	Hereditary	[23]
	Agonlin	King/Dada	Dada Agonlinhossou Yèto Kandji	24 February 1993	Yèto		[24]
	Avrankou	King/Dada	Latchèholou Guidimadjegbé[bw 1]				[25][26]
	Azovè	King	Aklamakou-Zokou[bw 2]				[27][28]
	Banikoara	King	Nasounon				[25]
	Cana	King/Dada	Langanfin Glélé Aïhotogbé[bw 3]				[29]
	Comè	King	Togbé Akati II Djidjilévo				[30]
	Dahé	King/Dada	Dada Awiyan Kokpon Houdegbe				[31]
	Dassa	Oba	Egbakotan II		Dassa[bj 4]	Hereditary	[23]
	Djougou	King	Kpétoni Koda VI				[32]
	Dogbo	King	Towanou II				[27]
	Ganvié	King	Houéton Ahoumbè				[22]
	Guin ethnic group in Benin	Guin Fiogan	Nii Kouété Nicoué Kpatakpatakou II	4 October 2020			[33]
	Houégbo	King	Gbedonouzo Atchudji				[22]
	Houéyogbé	King	Agassa Adanyroh Guèdèhounguè				[34]
	Karimama	Ango	Amadou	14 April 2000	Dandaoudou	Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Kèrè	Oba	Ariy				[27]
	Ketu	Oba	Alaro Alade-Ife	17 December 2005	Alaketu[bj 4]	Hereditary	[23]
	Kika	King	Kika Toko Salifou Kouma[bw 4]				[35]
	Kinto and the Houézènou people	King	Adjiwatonou Yèwa Hondogbè Kpèdo III				[36]
	Kpanhouingnan	King	Aglimasse
	Kpomassè	King	Olota				[37]
	Kouandé	Bangana	Sourou III	28 September 2004	Bangana[bj 5]	Hereditary and elective	[23][38]
	Manigri	King	Djaboutouboutou				[25]
	N'Dali	King	Daari Sounon Swanrou				[39]
	Naogon	King	Dah Gandaho Kini Dégbé				[40]
	Natitingou	King	Yane Sotima				[41]
	Nikki	Sinaboko	Chabi Naina III	2014	Sinaboko[bj 5]	Hereditary and elective	[42]
	Ouémé Valley	King	Signon Oba Adékiyiloumon				[citation needed]
	Ouidah	King	Mito-Daho Kpassenon		Kpassè[bj 3]	Hereditary	[23]
	Paouingnan	King	Gbèdégbé Adda Sèhoto IIII				[43]
	Parakou	King	Akpaki Boukou Kinnin II[bj 6]	12 September 2012	Kobourou[bj 7]	Hereditary and elective	[44][45]
	Péhunco	Sinagonrigui	Kpéï Sourou[bj 8]	13 August 2004	Sinagonrigui	Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Porto-Novo[bj 9]	Ahosu	Toffa IX Gbêzé Ayontinmè[bj 10] Kpodagba Lokpon VIII		Agasuvi[bj 3]	Hereditary	[23][46]
	Savé	Oba	Adetutu Akinmou Akikenju VI[bj 11]		Onisabe[bj 4]	Hereditary	[23]
	Savalou	King	Dada Ganfon Gbaguidi XV				[47]
	Tori-Bossito	King	Odjaka Kinidégbé Gbozèkpa Gbèna				[48]
	Wèmè-Tosso	King	Tossoholou Zoundjè Wandji Ganmasizo Toli Yélian				[35]
	Zinvié Yevié	King	Adjihinto				[25]
Botswana[bw 5]	Bakgatla	Kgosikgolo	Kgafela II[bw 6]	20 September 2008	Masilo	Hereditary	[49][50]
	Bakwêna	Kgosikgolo	Kgari III[bw 7]	17 August 2002[bw 8]		Hereditary	[49][51]
	Balete	Kgosigadi	Mosadi[bw 9]	7 January 2002[bw 10]	Badimo	Hereditary	[49][52]
	Bamangwato	Kgosikgolo	Ian Khama[bw 11]	5 May 1979	Masilo	Hereditary	[49][53]
	Bangwaketse	Kgosikgolo	Malope II a Gaseitsiwe[bw 12]	5 August 2010[bw 13]		Hereditary	[49][54][55]
	Barolong	Kgosikgolo	Lotlamoreng II[bw 14]	23 February 2002[bw 15]	Morolong	Hereditary	[56]
	Batawana	Kgosigadi	Kealitile[bw 16]	28 January 2004	Masilo	Hereditary	[49][57]
	Batlôkwa	Kgosikgolo	Puso Gaborone	30 May 2006[bw 17]	Gaborone	Hereditary	[49][58]
Burkina Faso	Boussouma	Naaba	Sigri	10 August 2019		Hereditary	[59]
	Diébougou	King	Quattara Sié Félix	2007			[citation needed]
	Djibo	Emir	unknown (last held byBoubacari Dicko)				[60]
	Fada N'gourma (Gulmu)	King	Untaamba[bf 1] Hampanli[bf 1]			Elective	[61][62]
	Liptako[bf 2]	Emir	Ousmane Amirou Dicko				[63]
	Obiré	King	Gan				[64]
	Rissiam	Naaba	Koanga				[65]
	Tangzougou (Gourcy)	Naaba	Baongo de Gourcy	27 August 2011			[66][67]
	Tenkodogo (Zougrantenga)	Naaba	Guiguem-Pollé (Djiguampole)	2016			[68]
	Wogodogo (Ouagadougou)	Mogho Naba	Baongo II	1983		Hereditary	[69]
	Yagha	Emir	Boureima Ly				[70]
	Yatenga	Naaba	Kiiba				[71]
Burundi	Burundi	Mwami	vacant		Ntwero	Hereditary
Cameroon	Adié	Chief	William Ndong Tchombè				[72]
	Bafaw and Kumba	Nfon/Paramount chief	Nfon Mukete Ekoko IV				[73]
	Bafut	Fon	Abumbi II				[74]
	Bali Nyonga	Fon	Dr. Doh Ganyonga III
	Bamoun	Nfon/King/Sultan	Mouhamed Nabil Nfonrifoum Mbombo Njoya	10 October 2021		Hereditary	[75][76]
	Bamoungoum	Chief	Moumbe Fotso Mitterand				[77]
	Bana	Fon	Sikam Happi V				[78][74]
	Bandjoun	Chief	Honoré Djomo Kamga				[76]
	Bangangté	King/Chief	Nji Monluh Seidou Pokam				[79][80]
	Bangoua	Chief	Julio Djampou Tchatchouang				[81]
	Banyo	Lamido	Banyo Mohaman Gabdo Yaya				[82]
	Baya	Chief	Mbele Banga				[83]
	Bogo	Lamido	Yerima Bello Hamadou	August 2022			[84]
	Dibombari	Traditional chief	Toto Bekombo Théodore Chef				[85]
	Ebessep	Chef supérieur	Grégoire Langoul				[83][86]
	Edinding	Chief	Tsala Ndjomo Guy				[87]
	Eséka	Chief	Gabriel Mayi Matip				[88]
	Fontem	Fon	Asabaton Fontem Njifua				[89]
	Garoua	Lamido	Ibrahim El Rachidine				[90]
	Guirvidig	Chief	Ampou Agourda				[83]
	Kalfou	Chief	Yerima Hamadou Tomboutou				[83]
	Kom	Fon	Clement Ndzi II				[91]
	Logone-Birni	Sultan	Mahamat Bahar Marouf				[76]
	Maka-Bebend	Chief	Bertrand Effoudou				[92]
	Maka-Mboang	Chief	Jean-Claude Balla				[83]
	Mandara	Sultan	Hamidu Umar	18 March 1942		Hereditary
	Mankon	Fon	Asaah Fru Angwafor IV	7 June 2022			[93]
	Matakam-Sud	Lamido	Djeguele Zogue				[83]
	Meiganga	Lamido	Moussa Sabo				[76]
	Maroua	Lamido	Abdoulaye Yérima Bakary	16 September 2022			[74][94]
	Mogode	Lamido	Alhadji Isse Tize				[74]
	Mokolo	Lamido	Yacouba Mohamadou Mourtalla				[74]
	Mvog-Nama I	Chef supérieur	Jean Marie Mama	7 June 2007			[95]
	Ndog-Bea-Nord	Chief	Louis Mbem	4 May 2006			[96]
	Ndoukoula	Chief	Ayang Luc				[83]
	Ngaoundéré	Lamido	Mohamadou Hayatou Issa				[83][97]
	Nso	Fon	Sehm Mbinglo II				[89][98]
	Omvang-Sekonda	Chief	Ze Nguélé René				[83]
	Rey Bouba	Lamido	Abdoulaye				[76]
	Sanaga	Chef supérieur	Mveimani Sombo Amba				[99]
	Sawa and Bell	King	Jean Yves Eboumbou				[100]
	Tibati	Lamido	Mohamadou Hadi Barkindo	17 June 2023			[83][101]
	Tignère	Lamido	Yerima Baba Daiïrou				[83]
	Widikum	Fon	Fongum Gorji Dinka				[102]
	Yagoua	Lamido	Ahmadou Dahirou	17 September 2020		Elective	[103]
Second degree chiefdoms	Abuh	Fon	Clement Fonkwah Mbeng				[104]
	Anyajua	Fon	Nsom Johnson Chongsi				[104]
	Baba I	Fon	Fue Nghaper II	8 May 2023			[105]
	Babungo	Fon	Ndofoa Zofoa III				[74]
	Bafmeng	Fon	Francis Aneng				[106]
	Bafoussam	Chef supérieur	Njitack Ngompe Pelé				[107]
	Baleveng	Chef supérieur	Guemgni Gaston				[108]
	Bamendjinda	Chef supérieur	Tanefo Jean Marie				[108]
	Bamendou	King	Gabriel Tsidie				[109]
	Bamendjou	King/Fo'o	Jean-Rameau Sokoudjou				[110]
	Batoufam	Chief	Nayang Toukam Innocent				[111]
	Bazou	King	Vincent Tchoua Kemajou de Bazou				[112]
	Belo	Fon	Peter Ndong Abang				[104]
	Berabe	Fon	Emmanuel Bami				[113]
	Binka	Fon	Nfor Samuel Hombome				[114]
	Binshua	Fon	Edmund Kimbi	25 March 2012			[104]
	Buku	Fon	Lenge Joseph Eku				[115]
	Bum	Fon	Kwanga Peter Yai				[104]
	Dschang	Fon	Ralph Mehitang				[116][104]
	Fundong	Fon	Diang Zacheus				[104]
	Kiluun	Fon	Njoyir II				[117]
	Kungi	Fon	Yaya Musa Gamje Budi	2007			[118]
	Mbem	Fon	Samuel Ngwim Ngabum				[119]
	Mbessa	Fon	Njong Gilbert II				[98]
	Mbiame	Fon	Nwe II				[120]
	Mbot	Fon	Shey Barnabas Mbunwe II				[121]
	Mfe	Fon	Chepnda Ronald	2022			[122]
	Ndu	Fon	Nfor Nformi				[123]
	Njinikom	Fon	Ngeh Francis				[104]
	Nkamchi	Fon	Richard Chefon				[104][124]
	Nkambé	Fon	Nji Amidu				[125]
	Nkar	Fon	Molo II[cam 1]				[126]
	Ngarum	Fon	Nganji IV	2018			[127]
	Nseh	Fon	Senyuy Oliver N. Fonban II				[104][128]
	Oku	Fon	Ngum IV[cam 2]				[129]
	Tabenken	Fon	Ngwayi Polycarp Ndiborti				[130]
	Talla	Fon	Isaac Nfor Bassa	2010			[131]
	Weh	Fon	Mbuh II
Central African Republic	Bangassou	Sultan	Maxime Faustin Mbringa Takama	2011		Hereditary	[132]
	Birao /Vakaga	Sultan	Ahmad Moustapha Am-Gabo				[133]
	Dar al Kuti /N'Délé	Sultan	Ibrahim Kamoun Senoussi	2014		Hereditary	[133][134]
	Rafai	Sultan	Joseph Hetman el Roosalem			Hereditary
Chad	Baguirmi	Mbang	Mahamat Yusuf	14 June 1970	Baguirmi	Hereditary	[135]
	Ouaddai	Sultan	Cherif Abdelhadi Mahdi	August 2019	Maba	Hereditary	[136]
Congo	Loango	Maloango	vacant	23 December 2020	Loango	Hereditary and elective	[137]
	Teke	Õkoo	Michael Ganari Nsalou II	1960,1991		Hereditary
Congo Democratic Republic	Babungwe	Mwami	Sindi Charles Sami III			Hereditary
	Bufuliru	Mwami	Ndare III Simba Kalingishi Adams			Hereditary
	Buhunde	Mwami	Kalinda Nicolas			Hereditary
	Bakwa Luntu	Mukalenga Mukaji wa Nkashama wa Bakwa Luntu wa Baluba wa Kasaï wa Congo	Diambi Kabatusuila				[138]
	Basanga	Mulopwe	Mathieu Pembamoto Kyala			Hereditary
	Basile	Mwami	Kalega Riziki Lwango II Lucien			Hereditary
	Bashu	Mwami	Abdul Paluku Kalemire III			Hereditary
	Buhavu	Mwami	Kamirogosa III Shosho Ntale Franc			Hereditary
	Bukumu	Mwami	Kahembe IV Isaac Butsitsi			Hereditary
	Burhunyi	Mwami	Muganga Bulala II Richard			Hereditary
	Buzi	Mwami	Sangara Amri Hubert II			Hereditary
	Bwisha	Mwami	Jean Baptiste Ndeze Rekatubere			Hereditary
	Garanganze (Yeke)	Mwami	M'siri Mwenda VIII Bantu Godefroid Munongo			Hereditary
	Kabare	Mwami	Nabushi Désiré Kabare Rugemaninzi II			Hereditary
	Kakwa		David Tsukia Likambo			Hereditary
	Kasongo Lunda	Kiamvu	Kiamvu Frederic Inkani			Hereditary
	Kaziba	Mwami	Mwami Dirk Majiri IV Nakaziba Chimanye			Hereditary
	Kuba	Nyim	Kot a Mbweeki III			Hereditary
	Luba	Mulopwe	vacant			Hereditary
	Luhwindja	Mwami	Mwami Naluhwindja Tony Chibwire V			Hereditary
	Lunda	Mwaantayaav	Mushid III			Hereditary
	Mayogo Magbaie		Justin Somana			Hereditary
	Ngweshe	Mwami	Mwami Ngweshe XV Pierre Ndatabaye Weza III			Hereditary
	Ntambuka	Mwami	Mwami Ntambuka Balekage Mihigo III Roger			Hereditary
	Rubenga	Mwami	Rubenga			Hereditary
	South Kasai	Mulopwe	vacant	1962	South Kasai
	Vira	Mwami	Mwami Lwegeleza III			Hereditary
	Wamuzimu	Mwami	Mwami Longangi IV Nen'Ilungu Kampangalasa			Hereditary
Equatorial Guinea	Bubi		vacant[af 1]	15 November 2001	Bahítáari	Hereditary	[139]
Equatoguinean Muslims	Imam	Pedro Benigno Matute Tang			Hereditary and elective
Ethiopia	Aussa	Royal Chief	Akula[140]	19 September 2020		Hereditary	[141]
Gabon	Benga	King	Marcel Nkombouet				[142]
	Orungu	Agamwinboni	Mbongo Ntchounga			Hereditary
Gambia	Fuladugu		Farli Baldeh	1997		Hereditary
	The Gambia & Kombo North District	Paramount chief	Alhaji Momodou Bojang			Hereditary	[143]
Ghana	Akuapem	Okuapehene/Paramount Chief	Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III	3 May 2020	Asona Clan	Hereditary
	Akwamu	Akwamuhene/Paramount Chief	Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III	2011	Aduana Clan	Hereditary
	Akyem Abuakwa	Okyehene/Paramount Chief	Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin	4 October 1999	Asona Clan	Hereditary
	Aowin	Omanhene	Beyeman Brentum III		Western Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Asante	Otumfuo, the Asantehene	Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II	26 April 1999	Oyoko and President of the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Asante Akyem Hwidiem	Saamanhene (Divisional Chief/Prince)	Nana Òkofrobòur Ababio II	August 7, 2015		Hereditary
	Asogli	Agbogbomefia	Togbe Afede XIV	4 October 2003	Volta Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Dagbon	Overlord	Yaa Naa Bukali Mahama II	January 18, 2019	Andani and Northern Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Dormaa	Omanhene	Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu II		Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Gonja	King	Yagbongurwa Tuntumba Sulemana Jakpa Bore Essa I	2010	Northern Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Gbi	Fiaga/Paramount Chief	Togbega gabusu VI	25 May 1989, d. 18 January 2020	Torkoni Clan, Divisional Chief of Gbi-Hohoe, Volta Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Gbi	Divisional Chief/Prince	Togbe Osei III	2002	Gbi-Godenu	Hereditary
	Kwahu	Okwahuhene/Kwahumanhene/ Paramount Chief	Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II	2017	Bretuo Clan	Hereditary
	Mankessim	Omanhene	Osagyefo Amanfo Edu IV of Fante		Asona Clan/Central Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Sefwi Anhiawso	Omanhene	Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II		Western North Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Sefwi Bekwai	Omanhene	Odeneho Gyapong Ababio II		Western North Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Sefwi Wiawso	Omanhene	Katakyie Kwasi Bumankamah II		Western North Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Sefwi Chirano	Omanhene	Okogyeaman Kwaku Gyamprah III		Western North Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
	Suaman	Omanhene	Odeneho Bentum IV		Western North Regional House of Chiefs	Hereditary
Guinea-Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	Paramount chief	Agosto Fernandes			Hereditary	[143]
Ivory Coast	Kru chiefdoms		King David, His Majesty King Tchiffi Zae Jean-Gervais				[144][145]
	N'Zima Kotoko	King	Amon Paul Désiré Tanow				[146]
	Sanwi	King of Sanwi	Amon N'Douffou V	5 August 2005		Hereditary
Kenya	Wanga	Nabongo	Peter Mumia II	1980		Hereditary
Liberia	Nimba		Franklin D. Toweh			Hereditary
Madagascar	Madagascar	King Ndriana Rabarioelina		Merina	Hereditary Divine Election
	Sakalava Bemazaba Nosy Faly	King	Tsiaraso IV Rachidy	1993		Hereditary	[147]
	Sakalava Bemihisatra of Analalava		Mpanjaka Zalifa Bente Salim	2017		Hereditary
	Sakalava Bemihisatra of Nosy Be		vacant			Hereditary
	Sakalava Menabe		vacant	2017		Hereditary
Malawi	Jere		Inkosi ya Makosi M'mbelwa V	June 1996	Ngoni	Hereditary and elective	[148]
	Lomwe[af 2]	Paramount Chief	Mkhumba	25 October 2008	Mihavani	Elective and hereditary	[149]
	Mang'anja		Lundu Nkhuku	2002	Lundu[af 3]	Hereditary and elective	[150]
	Maseko		Inkosi ya Makosi Gomani V[af 4]	26 September 2009	Ngoni	Hereditary and elective	[151]
	Ngonde		Ntemi Kyungu	September 2007	Kyungu	Elective and hereditary	[152]
	Tumbuka		Themba la Mathemba Chikulamayembe	September 2007	Chikulamayembe	Elective and hereditary	[152]
	Yao[af 2]	Paramount Chief	Chikowi	15 February 2009	Yao	Elective and hereditary	[citation needed]
Mali	Liptako[bf 2]	Emir	Ousmane Amirou Dicko			Hereditary	[63]
	Mali	Mansa	vacant		Keita	Hereditary
Mauritania	Tagant	Emir	Mohamed Ould Abderrahmane	February 2003	Idawi	Hereditary	[153]
	Trarza	Emir	Muhammad Fall wuld `Umayr		Ḥassān	Hereditary	[citation needed]
Namibia	Afrikaner	Kaptein	Eduard Afrikaner	24 July 2016	Oorlam[na 1]	Hereditary and elective	[154]
	Bakgalagadi	Kgosi	Hubert Ditshabue	18 April 1992	Kgalagadi	Hereditary and elective	[155]
	Baster	Kaptein	John McNab	January 1999	N/A	Elective[na 2]	[156]
	Berseba[na 3]	Kaptein	Stephanus Goliath Johannes Isaak	24 April 2010[na 4]	Goliath Isaak	Elective and hereditary	[157]
	Bethanie[na 5]	Kaptein	Dawid Frederiks	1 June 1984	Frederiks	Hereditary and elective	[155]
	Bondelswarts	Kaptein	Anna Christiaan[na 6]	20 May 1977	!Gami-nun[na 1]	Hereditary and elective	[155][158]
	Damara	Gaob	Justus ǁGaroëb	September 1993[na 7]	N/A	Elective	[155]
	Gciriku	Hompa	Kassian Shiyambi	14 May 1999	Gciriku[na 8]	Hereditary and elective	[155]
	Hai-om	’Aiha	David Khamuxab	17 December 2000[na 9]	Hai-om[na 10]	Elective and hereditary	[159]
	Hawoben		vacant[na 11]	4 March 2009	Hawoben[na 1]	Elective and hereditary	[155][160]
	Herero	Ombara	vacant		Ovaherero	Elective and hereditary	[155][161]
	Hoachanas[na 12]	Kaptein	Petrus Simon Moses Kooper	3 December 1988	Kooper	Hereditary and elective	[155]
	Ju’hoansi	’Aiha	Tsamkxao Oma	5 July 1990	Ju’hoa[na 10]	Elective and hereditary
	!Kung	’Aiha	John Arnold	28 February 1990	!Kung[na 10]	Elective and hereditary
	Mafwe	Litunga	Mamili VII[na 13]	18 April 1999	Mamili[na 14]	Hereditary and elective
	Masubiya	Munitenge	Liswani III[na 15]	19 August 1996	Subiya	Hereditary and elective
	Mayeyi	Shikati	Boniface Sifu	1 August 1993	Yeyi	Hereditary and elective
	Mbukushu	Fumu	Erwin Mbambo Munika	3 May 1991	Mbukushu[na 8]	Hereditary and elective
	Mbunza	Hompa	Frans Haingura Muronga	25 May 1996	Mbunza[na 8]	Hereditary and elective
	Ombalantu	Elenga	Oswin Shifiona Mukulu	13 May 1983	Mbalantu[na 16]	Hereditary and elective
	Ombandja	Elenga	Mathias Walaula	29 March 2004	Mbandja[na 16]	Hereditary and elective	[162]
	Ondonga	Omukwaniilwa	Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo	14 April 2019	Ndonga[na 16]	Hereditary and elective	[155]
	Ongandjera	Omukwaniilwa	Japhet Malenga Munkundi	16 November 1971	Ngandjera[na 16]	Hereditary and elective
	Shambyu	Hompa	Angelina Matumbo Ribebe	19 May 1989	Sambyu[na 8]	Hereditary and elective
	Topnaar	Kaptein	Seth Kooitjie	28 June 1980	Aonin[na 1]	Elective and hereditary
	Swartbooi	Kaptein	Daniël Luipert	15 November 1986	Khau-goa[na 1]	Elective and hereditary
	Uukolonkadhi	Elenga	David Shooya	27 June 1985	Kolonkhadi[na 16]	Hereditary and elective
	Uukwaluudhi	Omukwaniilwa	Shikongo Taapopi[na 17]	20 September 1960	Kwaluudhi[na 16]	Hereditary and elective
	Uukwambi	Elenga	Herman Iipumbu	10 April 1991	Kwambi[na 16]	Hereditary and elective
	Uukwangali	Hompa	Eugene Siwombe Kudumo	25 April 2015	Kwangali[na 8]	Hereditary and elective
	Uukwanyama	Ohamba	Martha Nelumbu[na 18]	12 November 2005	Kwanyama[na 16]	Hereditary and elective	[163]
	Vaalgras	Kaptein	Joel Stephanus	6 April 1975	Oorlam[na 1]	Elective and hereditary	[155]
	Witbooi[na 19]	Kaptein	Christian Rooi[na 20]	13 October 2009	Witbooi	Hereditary and elective	[164][165]
Namibia Herero chiefs	Ovaherero[na 21]	Ombara	Tuhavi David Kambazembi	17 July 1989	Kambazembi	Hereditary and elective	[155]
		Ombara	Alfons Maharero	1969[na 22]	Maharero	Hereditary and elective
		Ombara	Christiaan Eerike Zeraua	4 October 1997	Zeraua	Hereditary and elective
	Ovahimba	Ombara	Paulus Tjavara	3 August 1996	Otjikaoko	Hereditary and elective
		Ombara	vacant[na 23]	31 October 2009	Vita	Hereditary and elective
	Ovambanderu	Ombara	Keharanjo II	9 August 2008	Nguvauva	Hereditary and elective	[166]
Niger	Aïr	Amenukal	Oumarou Ibrahim Oumarou	2012	Tuareg	Hereditary and elective[af 5]	[167]
	Dosso	Djermakoy	Maidanda	2000	Djerma	Hereditary	[168]
	Liptako[bf 2]	Emir	Ousmane Amirou Dicko				[63]
	Lougou		Sarauniya Aljima				[169]
	Maradi	Sarkin	Alhaji Ahmed Ali Zaki	5 December 2022	Durbawa[af 6]	Elective and hereditary	[170]
	Téra	Askya	Sa'id Amaru	1952	Askiya[af 7]	Hereditary	[171]
	Zinder (Damagaram)	Sarkin	Aboubakar Oumarou Sanda	2011	Damagaram[af 6]	Elective and hereditary	[172][173]
Nigeria	Agbor	Dein	Dein Benjamin Ikechukwu Kiagborekuzi I	1979		Hereditary and elective
	Ake	Oba	Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III	2005	Egba Alake clan dynasty of theYoruba people	Hereditary and elective	[174]
	Akure	Oba	Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi Odundun II	8 July 2015	Omoremilekun Asodeboyede dynasty of theYoruba people	Hereditary and elective	[175]
	Benin	Oba	Ewuare II	2016		Hereditary and elective
	Bida	Etsu	Yahaya Abubakar	2003		Hereditary and elective
	Borno	Shehu	Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi	2009		Hereditary and elective
	Edem	Eze (Agaba-Idu)	Nwabueze Annekwempaha Ezea II	16 July 2009	Ezea Ugwoke
	Ikateland	Oba	Saheed Ademola Elegushi, Kusenla II	27 April 2010	Kusenla	Hereditary and elective
	Ile Ife		Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II	26 October 2015	Giesi of the Oranmiyan dynasty	Hereditary and elective
	Ilesa		Owa Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II			Hereditary and elective
	Itele	Moyegeso	Mufutau Adesanya Kasali Iboriaran I	3 March 2003	Ishagbola of the Moyegeso dynasty-cum-Fidipote, Idewon, Ijebu Ode	Hereditary and elective
	Kano	Emir	Muhammadu Sanusi II	24 May 2024	House of Kano (descent fromIbrahim Dabo)	Hereditary and elective	[176]
	Kumbwada	Queen	Hajiya Haidzatu Ahmed	1998		Hereditary through the female line
	Lagos	Oba	Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu I	9 August 2003		Hereditary and elective
	Ariiọba Ikale	Abodi	George Babatunde Faduyile Adegun II	24 December 1997		Hereditary and elective
	Nasarawa Emirate	Emir	Ibrahim Usman Jibril	2018		Hereditary and elective
	Nembe	Amanyanabo	Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru, Mingi XII	2008		Hereditary and elective
	Nnewi	Igwe	Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III	1963		Hereditary and elective
	Nri	Ezre Nri	Enweleana II Obidiegwo Onyeso	1988		Hereditary and elective
	Onitsha	Obi	Nnayelugo Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe	3 June 2002	Onitsha subgroup of theIgbo people	Elective	[177]
	Orlu Gedegwum	Igwe	Patrick II Acholonu	2009		Hereditary
	Oyo	Alaafin	Abimbola Owoade	5 April 2025		Hereditary
	Sokoto	Sultan	Sa'adu Abubakar	2006		Hereditary and elective
	Ugbo Kingdom	Oba	Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan	2009	Adetolugbo	Hereditary and elective
	Warri	Olu	Ogiame Atuwatse III	2021		Hereditary and elective
Rwanda	Rwanda	King of Rwanda (Mwami)	Emmanuel Bushayija Yuhi VI	9 January 2017	Abanyiginya	Hereditary
Senegal	Oussouye		Daniel LauShaun Kipchoge Choubassi-Roberts	18 January 2001	Jola	Elective	[178]
	Kingdom of Sine	Maad a Sinig	Maad a Sinig Niokhobaye Fatou Diène Diouf	8 February 2019	Semou Njekeh Joof	Hereditary
Sierra Leone	Luawa		Mohamed Kailondo Banya			Hereditary
	Mambolo		Sumanoh Kapen			Hereditary
Somalia	Majeerteen Sultanate	Boqor	Burhan Boqor Muse	24 May 2014	Majeerteen	Hereditary	[179]
Somaliland	Isaaq Sultanate	Sultan	Daud Sultan Mahamed	13 February 2021	Rer Guled	Hereditary	[180]
	Habr Yunis Sultanate	Sultan	Osman Sultan Ali	1979	Rer Ainanshe	Hereditary	[181]
	Habr Je'lo	Sultan	Abdillahi Sultan Ali		Rer Yonis	Hereditary	[182]
	Habr Awal	Sultan	Hasan Sultan Abdillahi	2009	Ahmed Abdallah	Hereditary	[183]
	Arap	Sultan	Abdirahman Sultan Omar	15 September 2021	Arap	Hereditary	[184]
	Dhulbahante	Garad	Jama Garad Ali	24 April 2006	Farah Garad	Hereditary	[185]
South Africa	Bakwêna[za 1]		Morena Moremoholo Mopeli[za 2]	2018	Mopeli	Hereditary and elective	[187]
	Bapedi	Kgosi	Thulare Victor Thulare[za 3]	29 July 2010	Maroteng	Hereditary and elective	[188][189]
	Batlôkwa[za 4]		Morena Montoeli Mota	2015	Mota[za 5]	Hereditary and elective	[190]
	Mpondo[za 6]	Kumkani	Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcawu	29 July 2010[za 7]	Mqikela[za 8]	Hereditary and elective	[194][195]
		Kumkani	Ndamase Ndamase	8 February 2008[za 9]	Ndamase[za 8]	Hereditary and elective
	Ndebele[za 10]	Ingwenyama	Makhosoke II[za 11]		Manala-Mbongo[za 12]	Hereditary and elective	[citation needed]
		Ingwenyama	Mbusi Mahlangu[za 13]	1 July 2005	Ndzundza-Mabhoko[za 14]	Hereditary and elective	[194][197][198][199]
	Thembu[za 15]	Kumkani	Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo[za 16]	May 1989[za 17]	Dalindyebo[za 18]	Hereditary and elective	[194][201]
		Kumkani	Siyambonga Matanzima[za 19]	31 May 2010	Matanzima[za 18]	Hereditary and elective
	Venda[za 20]	Thovhele	Toni Mphephu Ramabulana	28 November 1998	Ramabulana[za 21]	Hereditary and elective	[194][204]
	Xhosa[za 22]	Kumkani	Ahlangene Sigcawu	16 October 2020	Gcaleka[za 23]	Hereditary and elective	[194][207]
		Kumkani	Jonguxolo Sandile	12 July 2020	Rharhabe[za 23]	Hereditary and elective	[194][208]
	Zulu[za 24]	Ingonyama yamaZulu	Misuzulu Zulu	7 May 2021	Zulu[za 25]	Hereditary and elective	[194][210]
South Africa Venda paramounts	Mphaphuli	Thovhele	Musiiwa Gole Mphaphuli	18 December 2001	Mphaphuli[za 21]	Hereditary and elective	[194][204]
	Tshivhase	Thovhele	Kennedy Midiyavhathu Tshivhase	1993[za 26]	Tshivhase[za 21]	Hereditary and elective
South Africa Xhosa paramounts	imiDushane	Kumkani	Ngubesizwe Ludwe Siwane	June 2001	Mdushane[za 23]	Hereditary and elective	[194][211]
	Gasela	Kumkani	Mabikhwe Zwelandile	14 February 1947	Gasela[za 23]	Hereditary and elective	[194]
	Gqunukhwebe	Inkosi	Nkosana Zwelimjongile Kama	14 September 2002	Kama[za 27]	Hereditary and elective	[194][212]
	Ntinde	Kumkani	Zwelitsha a Mgcawezulu	16 September 1946	Ntinde[za 23]	Hereditary and elective	[194]
	Qhayi	Kumkani	Mabundu Bangelizwe Jali		Qhayi[za 23]	Hereditary and elective	[194]
South Africa other paramounts	Bafokeng	Kgosi	Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi	April 2000[za 28]	Molotlegi	Hereditary and elective	[213][214]
	Balobedu		vacant[za 29]	12 June 2005	Modjadji[za 30]	Hereditary and elective[za 31]	[194][215]
	Bhaca	King	Madzikane II		KingNcapai	Hereditary and elective	[194][216]
	Griqua	Paramount Chief	Alan Andrew le Fleur	8 November 2005	Le Fleur[za 32]	Hereditary and elective	[citation needed]
		Paramount Chief	Adam Kok V	1991	Kok[za 33]	Hereditary and elective	[217]
	Hlubi	Kumkani	Langalibalele II[za 34]	1974	Hadebe	Hereditary and elective	[194]
	Mpondomise		Luzuko Matiwane[za 35]	14 January 2020	Majola	Hereditary and elective	[218][219]
Sudan  South Sudan	Abyei	Emir	Kuol Deng Kuol	19 February 1976	Ngok[af 8]	Hereditary and elective	[220]
	Anuak	King	Adongo Agada Cham	2 May 2001	Nyiudola	Hereditary[af 9]	[221][222]
	Azende Kingdom	King	Atoroba Rikito Gbudue	9 February 2022		Hereditary	[223]
	Shilluk	Reth	Kwongo wad Dak	4 August 1993[af 10]	Kwathker	Hereditary and elective[af 11]	[224][225]
Tanzania	Mwene Mbonwean Sultanate of Ujiji	Kolo	Othman Hamza Malilo II	2017
	Shambalai	Mwene	vacant[af 12]	2000	Kilindi	Hereditary	[226]
	Sukuma		Ntemi Fumakule-Bunamiko-Ndilanha[af 13]	Since 1978, aged nine, to date	Ndilanha/Malya/Kina mweri/	Hereditary	[227]
Togo	Aného	Aputaga	Nana Anè Ohiniko Quam Dessou XV	24 March 2012	Adjigo	Hereditary and elective[af 14]	[228]
		Togbé Ahuawoto	Savado Lawson VIII	1 August 2002	Lawson	Hereditary and elective[af 14]
	Bè	Chief	Togbui Mawuko Aklassou Adélan IV
	Cokossi	Soma	Na Bema		Soma	Hereditary	[228]
	Dokplala	King/chef	Togbui ahialoho komlan II
	KotafonDjanglanmey ethnic Group in Togo	Ga/Chef	Ga Adze Gbokpoe I
	Notsé	King/Chief	Togbui Agboli K. F. Agokoli IV				[229][230][231]
	Glidji	Gè Fiogan	Sèdégbé Foli Bébé XV	1997	Tugban[af 15]	Hereditary	[228]
	Kotokolia	Uro Eso	Yusuf Ayeva		Uro Eso	Hereditary	[228]
	Tado	King	Tonawakpon		2012		[232][233]
	Togoville	King	Mlapa V Moyennant		Mlapa	Hereditary	[228]
Uganda	Acholi	Rwot	Acana II	15 January 2005[ug 1]	Payira	Hereditary	[234]
	Alur[ug 2]	Ubimu	Olarker Rauni III	August 2000[ug 3]	Atyak wi naam	Hereditary	[234][235]
	Ankole	Omugabe	Ntare VI[ug 4]	20 November 1993	Bahinda	Hereditary	[236]
	Bagwere	Ikumbania	Kintu Samuku Balamu ofGwere people	10 October 1993[ug 5]	Lukedi	Elective monarchy	[237]
	Basimba		Basimba people	10 October 1955[ug 6]	Basimba	Hereditary	[238]
	Bamasaba	Umukuka		10 October 2016[ug 7]	Masaba	Elective monarchy	[239]
	Buganda	Kabaka	Muwenda Mutebi II	24 July 1993[ug 8]	Abalasangeye	Hereditary	[240][241]
	Bunyoro	Omukama	Solomon Iguru I	24 July 1993[ug 9]	Babito	Hereditary	[242][243]
	Busoga[ug 10]	Kyabazinga	Wilberforce Nadiope IV[ug 11]	5 October 2009	Basoga	Elective and hereditary[ug 12]	[244][245][246][247][248][249]
	Iteso	Emorimor	Augustine Osuban	4 May 2000	[ug 13]	Elective	[234]
	Jonam[ug 14]	Rwoth	Marcellino Olar Ker (although now ousted in March 2013 for self imposition over the Ragem people)	1 March 2008		Hereditary	[234]
	Kebu Yuu[ug 15]	Azzu	Ephraim Kebbi	14 June 2008	Yuu[ug 16]	origin is not very clear.Elective	[234]
	Kooki	Kamuswaga	Kabumbuli II	15 May 2004	Babito[ug 17]	Hereditary	[234]
	Lango	Won Nyaci	Yosam Odur-Ebii	10 December 2005[ug 18]	[ug 13]	Elective	[234][250]
	Lugbara	Agofe	Manasseh Amuku Yuma	2023	Ayivu Clan	Elective
	Padhola	Adhola	Moses Stephen Owor	7 August 1999[ug 19]	[ug 13]	Elective	[234]
	Rwenzururu	Omusinga	Irema-Ngoma I	19 October 2009[ug 20]	Abahira[ug 21]	Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Toro	Omukama	Rukidi IV	26 August 1995[ug 22]	Babito	Hereditary	[242]
Uganda Busoga confederates	Bugabula	Gabula	William Nadiope IV	11 February 1995	Kitimbo	Hereditary	[234][251][252]
	Bugweri	Menya	Frederick Kakaire II	11 February 1995	Menyha	Hereditary
	Bukooli	Wakooli	David Muluuya Kawunye	11 February 1995	Wakoli	Hereditary
	Bukono	Nkono	Mutyaba Nkono II	11 February 1995	Nkono	Hereditary
	Bulamogi	Zibondo	Edward Columbus Wambuzi	3 September 2008	Zibondo	Hereditary
	Bunya	Luba	Juma Munulo II	11 February 1995		Hereditary
	Bunyole	Nanyumba	John Ntale Nahnumba	11 February 1995		Hereditary
	Busiki	Kisiki	Yekosofato Kawanguzi	11 February 1995	Igaga	Hereditary
	Butembe	Ntembe	Badru Waguma	11 February 1995		Hereditary
	Kigulu	Ngobi	Izimba Golologolo	11 February 1995	Ngobi	Hereditary
	Luuka	Tabingwa	Willington Nabwana	11 February 1995	Tabingwa	Hereditary
Zambia[af 16]	Barotseland	Litunga	Lubosi II	October 2000	Aluyana[af 17]	Hereditary	[citation needed]
	Bemba	Chitimukulu ('King' or 'Paramount Chief')	Sosala Kanyanta Manga II		Bena Ng'andu	Hereditary and elective[af 18]	[253]
	Chewa	His Majesty	Kalonga Gawa Undi Mkhomo V[af 19]	2 December 2004	Undi[af 20]	Hereditary and elective	[254]
	Jere	Inkosi ya Makosi	Mpezeni IV[af 21]	1981	Ngoni	Hereditary and elective	[255]
	Kazembe	Mwata	Kazembe XIX[af 22]	1998	Lunda	Hereditary	[256]
	Nkoya	Mwene	Kabulwebulwe VI Mukutabafu IV[af 23]	1994	Kabulwebulwe[af 24]	Hereditary	[citation needed]
		Mwene	Kahare IX Kubama II	1994	Kahare	Hereditary	[256]
		Mwene	Momba		Momba	Hereditary	[citation needed]
		Mwene	Mutondo XII	1993	Mutondo[af 25]	Hereditary
Zimbabwe	Mashonaland East		Musarurwa			Hereditary
	Masvingo		Fortune Charumbira			Hereditary
	Matabeleland North		Lukas Mtshane Khumalo			Hereditary
	Ndabazunduna		Ndiweni		Ndebele	Hereditary

Cameroon's traditional authorities are split into first, second, and third degreechiefdoms. First degree chiefdoms contain at least two second degree chiefdoms, while second degree chiefdoms contain at least two third degree chiefdoms. Third degree chiefdoms generally contain only a village, small rural area or a small part of an urban centre. Some leaders are from ancient, pre-colonial lineages, while others are appointed by political leaders. The extent of authority between traditional authorities varies.^[257]

There are around 79 first degree chiefdoms, 875 second degree chiefdoms, and 12,582 third degree chiefdoms.^[258][259]

The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana establishes the rule of traditional leaders, as well as aNational House of Chiefs. All traditional leaders are registered with the National House of Chiefs as well as with the eleven Regional Houses of Chiefs, in accordance with the Chieftaincy (Membership of Regional Houses of Chiefs) Instrument, as published in theGazette.

For a full list of the extant Nigerian traditional states and their rulers, seeList of Nigerian traditional states.

AlthoughNigeria's traditional monarchs are legally recognized (by way of the numerousChiefs' Laws), they do not currently have a constitutional role in the country.

In 2004, theMbeki administration established the Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims (CTLDC) to determine the legitimacy of the nation's traditional kingships. The purpose of the commission was to reconstruct the institutions of indigenous leadership after their distortion under thecolonial andapartheid regimes.^[203]

In July 2010, acting on the findings of the commission, theZuma administration announced that the government would cease recognising a total of six of the thirteen traditional kingships upon the deaths of their incumbent monarchs.^[186][260] Their successors would be recognised as "principal traditional leaders", a status yet to be defined. The commission was denounced by several senior traditional leaders, who have taken the government to court in an attempt to reverse the ruling.^{[192][261][262]}

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