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African countries along with their current presidents and their respective wives or First Ladies

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Front row left to right: Senegal First Lady Viviane Wade; Cherie Blair, wife of former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair; former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter; Namibia First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba; Ida Odinga, wife of KenyaÕs Prime Minister Raila Odinga and back row left to right: Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly; Lesotho First Lady Mathato Mosisili; Sierra Leone First Lady Sia Nyama Koroma; and St. Vincent and Grenadines First Lady Eloise Gonsalves, attend a meeting of the RAND African First Ladies Initiative, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, in New York. Nearly a dozen current and former first ladies gathered to explore ways to grow their leadership roles on issues such as maternal health, girls education and women's economic development. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for RAND Corporation)
  1. Algeria
    • President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune
    • First Lady: Mary Tebboune
  2. Angola
    • President: João Lourenço
    • First Lady: Ana Dias Lourenço
  3. Benin
    • President: Patrice Talon
    • First Lady: Claudine Talon
  4. Botswana
    • President: Mokgweetsi Masisi
    • First Lady: Neo Masisi
  5. Burkina Faso
    • President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
    • First Lady: Adjoavi Sika Kabore
  6. Burundi
    • President: Évariste Ndayishimiye
    • First Lady: Angeline Ndayishimiye
  7. Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
    • President: José Maria Neves
    • First Lady: Lígia Fonseca (wife of former President Jorge Carlos Fonseca)
  8. Cameroon
    • President: Paul Biya
    • First Lady: Chantal Biya
  9. Central African Republic (CAR)
    • President: Faustin-Archange Touadéra
    • First Lady: Brigitte Touadéra
  10. Chad
    • President: Mahamat Déby Itno (following the death of Idriss Déby in April 2021, transitional period as of my last update)
    • First Lady: Hinda Déby Itno (wife of former President Idriss Déby)
  11. Comoros
    • President: Azali Assoumani
    • First Lady: Mariam Azali Assoumani
  12. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
    • President: Félix Tshisekedi
    • First Lady: Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi
  13. Djibouti
    • President: Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
    • First Lady: Kadra Mahamoud Haid
  14. Egypt
    • President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
    • First Lady: Entissar Amer
  15. Equatorial Guinea
    • President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
    • First Lady: Constancia Mangue de Obiang
  16. Eritrea
    • President: Isaias Afwerki
    • First Lady: Saba Haile
  17. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
    • King: Mswati III (as of January 2022, Eswatini is a monarchy)
    • Queen Mother: Ntombi Tfwala (Mother of King Mswati III)
  18. Ethiopia
    • Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed
    • First Lady: Zinash Tayachew
  19. Gabon
    • President: Ali Bongo Ondimba
    • First Lady: Sylvia Bongo Ondimba
  20. Gambia
    • President: Adama Barrow
    • First Lady: Fatou Bah-Barrow
  21. Ghana
    • President: Nana Akufo-Addo
    • First Lady: Rebecca Akufo-Addo
  22. Guinea
    • President: Alpha Condé
    • First Lady: Djene Kaba Condé
  23. Guinea-Bissau
    • President: Umaro Sissoco Embaló
    • First Lady: Rosa Teixeira Goudiaby Vaz
  24. Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
    • President: Alassane Ouattara
    • First Lady: Dominique Ouattara
  25. Kenya
    • President: William Ruto
    • First Lady: Rachael Ruto
  26. Lesotho
    • King: Letsie III (as of January 2022, Lesotho is a monarchy)
    • Queen: ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso
  27. Liberia
    • President: George Weah
    • First Lady: Clar Marie Weah
  28. Libya
    • Interim Prime Minister: Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (as of January 2022, Libya was in a transitional phase)
    • First Lady: Safia Farkash (widow of former President Muammar Gaddafi)
  29. Madagascar
    • President: Andry Rajoelina
    • First Lady: Mialy Rajoelina
  30. Malawi
    • President: Lazarus Chakwera
    • First Lady: Monica Chakwera
  31. Mali
    • Interim President: Assimi Goïta (as of January 2022, Mali was in a transitional phase)
    • First Lady: Assimi Goïta
  32. Mauritania
    • President: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
    • First Lady: Marieme Ghazouani
  33. Mauritius
    • Prime Minister: Pravind Jugnauth (as of January 2022, Mauritius is a parliamentary republic)
    • First Lady: Kobita Jugnauth
  34. Morocco
    • King: Mohammed VI (as of January 2022, Morocco is a monarchy)
    • Consort: Lalla Salma (former wife of King Mohammed VI)
  35. Mozambique
    • President: Filipe Nyusi
    • First Lady: Isaura Nyusi
  36. Namibia
    • President: Hage Geingob
    • First Lady: Monica Geingos
  37. Niger
    • President: Mohamed Bazoum
    • First Lady: Lalla Malika Issoufou
  38. Nigeria
    • President: Muhammadu Buhari
    • First Lady: Aisha Buhari

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