African heads of state have been leading and building the countries of Africa.
The current president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo was born on March 29, 1944, in Accra, Ghana (then the Gold Coast). William Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the son of Edward Akufo-Addo and his wife Adeline. He was born into a family with a long history of … Read MoreNana Akufo-Addo (1944- )
The current president of Mali is Assimi Goita. Goita is the son of a military officer and director of the military police who grew up in the military barracks near Bamako. As a child, he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the … Read MoreAssimi Goita
(1983- )
The current president of the Central African Republic (CAR) is Faustin-Archange Touadera who was born on April 21, 1957, in Bangui, the capital. His father was a driver and farmer. Touadera attended school in Bangui. His secondary school was Barthelemy Boganda College. He then attended … Read MoreFaustin-Archange Touadera
(1957- )
Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló has been serving as the President of Guinea-Bissau since February 27, 2020. Embaló was born on September 23, 1972, in the capital city of Bissau. Ethnically his family is a part of the Fulani people. He has a BA in international … Read MoreUmaro Embaló
(1972- )
The long-serving president of the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Denis Sassou-Nguesso was born on November 23, 1943, in Edou. His parents were Julien Nguesso, a noted hunter-chief, and Emilienne Mouebara. Denis Sassou-Nguesso attended elementary school in Owando and was also initiated in the Mbochi tribal … Read MoreDenis Sassou-Nguesso (1943- )
The current president of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadema, was born on June 6, 1966, in Afanyagan, Togo. His parents were, Etienne Gnassingbé Eyadema, an army officer, and Veronica Massan. A year after his birth in 1967, Gnassingbé’s father seized power in a military coup … Read MoreFaure Gnassingbé (1966- )
Macky Sall, the fourth and current president of Senegal, was born on December 1, 1961, in Fatick, Senegal to Amadou Abdoul Sall and his wife, Coumba Thimbo. Fatick is a town in central Senegal where most people speak Wolof or Serer but his parents are … Read MoreMacky Sall (1961- )
On October 1, 2021, Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as the interim president of Guinea. This was after the former president, Alpha Conde, was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by Doumbouya on September 5, 2021. Mamady Doumbouya was born in Kankan, Guinea on March 4, … Read MoreMamady Doumbouya (1980- )
Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi has been serving as the president of the Republic of Botswana since 2018. Masisi was born on July 21, 1962, in Mosopa, but was raised in Gaborone, Botswana. His father, Edison Masisi, was a government official for the village of Moshupa, … Read MoreMokgweetsi Masisi (1962- )
The seventh and current president of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, was inaugurated on August 24, 2021. Hichilema was born on June 4, 1962, in the Monze District of Zambia. Little is known about his childhood. In 1986, he graduated from the University of Zambia with a … Read MoreHakainde Hichilema
(1962- )
