List of political parties in Africa by country


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This is a List of political parties in Africa by country, linking to the country list of parties and the political system of each country in the region.

Northern Africa

Country Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party No party
Algeria Algeria
Egypt Egypt
Libya Libya
Morocco Morocco
Sudan Sudan
Tunisia Tunisia
Western Sahara Western Sahara

Central Africa

Country Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party No party
Angola Angola
Cameroon Cameroon
Central African Republic Central African Republic
Chad Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo (Kinshasa)
Republic of the Congo Congo (Brazzaville)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Gabon Gabon
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa

Country Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party No party
Botswana Botswana
Lesotho Lesotho
Namibia Namibia
South Africa South Africa
Eswatini Eswatini
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Western Africa

Country Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party No party
Benin Benin
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Cape Verde Cape Verde
Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire
The Gambia Gambia
Ghana Ghana
Guinea Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Liberia Liberia
Mali Mali
Mauritania Mauritania [1]
Niger Niger
Nigeria Nigeria
Senegal Senegal
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Togo Togo

Eastern Africa

Country Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party No party
Burundi Burundi
Comoros Comoros [2]
Djibouti Djibouti
Eritrea Eritrea
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Kenya Kenya
Madagascar Madagascar
Malawi Malawi
Mauritius Mauritius
Mozambique Mozambique
Rwanda Rwanda
Somalia Somalia
Seychelles Seychelles
South Sudan South Sudan
Tanzania Tanzania
Uganda Uganda
Zambia Zambia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The party system is in transition
  2. ^ The Comoros have two main "camps," federalists (supporters of the central government) and autonomists (supporters of the three island presidents).
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