Armorial of Africa
Appearance
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African countries have the following coats of arms or national emblems:
Sovereign states
[edit]Country | Coat of arms | Motto | Main article |
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Algeria | ![]() |
Al Jumhūrīyah al Jazā'irīyah ad Dīmuqrāţīyah ash Shabiyah الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" |
Emblem of Algeria |
Angola | ![]() |
República de Angola | Emblem of Angola |
Benin | ![]() |
Fraternité, Justice, Travail
(French: "Brotherhood, Justice, Work") |
Coat of arms of Benin |
Botswana | ![]() |
Pula
(Setswana: "Rain") |
Coat of arms of Botswana |
Burkina Faso | ![]() |
Burkina Faso - Unité, Progrès, Justice
(French for "Unity, Progress, Justice") |
Coat of arms of Burkina Faso |
Burundi | ![]() |
Unité Travail Progrès
(French for "Unity, Work, Progress") |
Coat of arms of Burundi |
Cabo Verde | ![]() |
Republica de Cabo Verde | National emblem of Cape Verde |
Cameroon | ![]() |
Paix, Travail, Patrie
(French for "Peace, Work, Fatherland") |
Coat of arms of Cameroon |
Central African Republic | ![]() |
Unité, Dignité, Travail
(French for "Unity, Dignity, Work") |
Coat of arms of the Central African Republic |
Chad | ![]() |
Unité, Travail, Progrès
(French for "Unity, Work, Progress") |
Coat of arms of Chad |
Comoros | ![]() |
Unité, Solidarité, Développement (French: "Unity, Solidarity, Development") Also features the state's name in French and Arabic |
National seal of the Comoros |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | ![]() |
Justice, paix, travail (French: "Justice – Peace – Work") |
Emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Djibouti | ![]() |
None | Emblem of Djibouti |
Egypt | ![]() |
Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiya جمهورية مصر العربية (Arabic: "Arab Republic of Egypt") |
Coat of arms of Egypt |
Equatorial Guinea | ![]() |
Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Spanish: "Unity, Peace, Justice") |
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea |
Eritrea | ![]() |
دولة إرتريا The State of Eritrea |
Emblem of Eritrea |
Eswatini | ![]() |
Siyinqaba (Swazi: "We are the fortress") |
Coat of arms of Eswatini |
Ethiopia | ![]() |
None | Emblem of Ethiopia |
Gabon | ![]() |
Union, Travail, Justice | Coat of arms of Gabon |
The Gambia | ![]() |
Progress, Peace, Prosperity | Coat of arms of the Gambia |
Ghana | ![]() |
Freedom and Justice | Coat of arms of Ghana |
Guinea | ![]() |
Travail, Justice, Solidarité (French: "Work, Justice, Solidarity") |
Coat of arms of Guinea |
Guinea-Bissau | ![]() |
Unidade, Luta, Progresso (Portuguese: "Unity, Struggle, Progress") |
Emblem of Guinea-Bissau |
Ivory Coast | ![]() |
République de Côte d'Ivoire (French: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire") |
Coat of arms of Ivory Coast |
Kenya | ![]() |
Harambee (Swahili: "Let us all pull together") |
Coat of arms of Kenya |
Lesotho | ![]() |
Khotso, Pula, Nala (Sotho: "Peace, Rain, Prosperity") |
Coat of arms of Lesotho |
Liberia | ![]() |
The love of liberty brought us here | Coat of arms of Liberia |
Libya | ![]() |
Arabic: حكومة الوحدة الوطنية - دولة ليبيا "Government of National Unity - State of Libya" |
Emblem of Libya |
Madagascar | ![]() |
Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana (Malagasy: "Ancestral land, Liberty, Progress") |
Seal of Madagascar |
Malawi | ![]() |
Unity and Freedom | Coat of arms of Malawi |
Mali | ![]() |
Un peuple, un but, une foi (French: "One people, one goal, one faith") |
Coat of arms of Mali |
Mauritania | ![]() |
"Islamic Republic of Mauritania" in Arabic and French | Seal of Mauritania |
Mauritius | ![]() |
Stella Clavisque Maris Indici (Latin: "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean") |
Coat of arms of Mauritius |
Morocco | ![]() |
الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic) Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik (transliteration) "God, Country, King" |
Coat of arms of Morocco |
Mozambique | ![]() |
República de Moçambique | Emblem of Mozambique |
Namibia | ![]() |
Unity, Liberty, Justice | Coat of arms of Namibia |
Niger | ![]() |
Republique du Niger (French: "Republic of Niger") |
Coat of arms of Niger |
Nigeria | ![]() |
Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress | Coat of arms of Nigeria |
Republic of the Congo | ![]() |
Unité Travail Progrès
(French for "Unity, Work,Progress") |
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo |
Rwanda | ![]() |
Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu (Kinyarwanda: "Unity, Work, Patriotism") |
Seal of Rwanda |
São Tomé and Príncipe | ![]() |
Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho (Portuguese: "Unity, discipline, work") |
Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe |
Senegal | ![]() |
Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi (French: "One People, One Goal, One Faith") |
Coat of arms of Senegal |
Seychelles | ![]() |
Finis Coronat Opus (Latin: The End Crowns the Work) |
Coat of arms of Seychelles |
Sierra Leone | ![]() |
Unity – Freedom – Justice | Coat of arms of Sierra Leone |
Somalia | ![]() |
None | Coat of arms of Somalia |
South Africa | ![]() |
ǃke e꞉ ǀxarra ǁke (ǀXam: "Unity In Diversity") (literally "Diverse People Unite") |
Coat of arms of South Africa |
South Sudan | ![]() |
Justice, Liberty, Prosperity | Coat of arms of South Sudan |
Sudan | ![]() |
Al-Nasr Lana النصر لنا (Arabic: "Victory is Ours") |
Emblem of Sudan |
Tanzania | ![]() |
Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili: "Freedom and Unity") |
Coat of arms of Tanzania |
Togo | ![]() |
Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French: "Work, Liberty, Homeland") |
Emblem of Togo |
Tunisia | ![]() |
نظام، حرية، عدالة (Arabic) Niẓām, Ḥurrīyah, 'Adālah (transliteration) "Order, Freedom, Justice" |
Coat of arms of Tunisia |
Uganda | ![]() |
For God and My Country | Coat of arms of Uganda |
Zambia | ![]() |
One Zambia, One Nation | Coat of arms of Zambia |
Zimbabwe | ![]() |
Unity, Freedom, Work | Coat of arms of Zimbabwe |
States with limited recognition
[edit]Country | Coat of arms | Motto | Main article | Other claimants |
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | ![]() |
Ḥurrīyyah, Dīmuqrāṭīyyah, Wiḥdah حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Arabic: "Liberty, Democracy, Unity") |
Coat of arms of Western Sahara | Morocco |
Somaliland | ![]() |
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful | National emblem of Somaliland | Somaliland |
Dependencies, autonomous regions, autonomous cities and other territories
[edit]Country | Territory | Coat of arms | Motto | Main article | |
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France | Mayotte | ![]() |
"Ra Hachiri"
(Shimaore: "We are vigilant") |
Coat of arms of Mayotte | |
Réunion | ![]() |
"Florebo quocumque ferar"
(Latin: "I will flourish wherever I am brought") |
Coat of arms of Réunion | ||
United Kingdom | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Saint Helena | ![]() |
Loyal and Unshakeable | Coat of arms of Saint Helena |
Ascension Island | ![]() |
(None) | Coat of arms of Ascension Island | ||
Tristan da Cunha | ![]() |
Our Faith is Our Strength | Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha | ||
Tanzania | Zanzibar (autonomous region of Tanzania) | "Serikali ya Mapinduzi, Zanzibar" (English: Revolutionary Government, Zanzibar) | Coat of arms of Zanzibar |