Armorial of Africa

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African countries have the following coats of arms or national emblems:

Sovereign states

Country	Coat of arms	Motto	Main article
Algeria	File:National Emblem of Algeria (bronze effect).svg	(Arabic: "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria")	Emblem of Algeria
Angola	File:Emblem of Angola.svg	(Portuguese: "Republic of Angola")	Emblem of Angola
Benin	File:Coat of arms of Benin.svg	(French: "Brotherhood, Justice, Work")	Coat of arms of Benin
Botswana	File:Coat of arms of Botswana.svg	(Setswana: "Rain")	Coat of arms of Botswana
Burkina Faso	File:Coat of arms of Burkina Faso.svg	(French: "Unity, Progress, Justice")	Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
Burundi	File:Coat of arms of Burundi.svg	(French: "Unity, Work, Progress")	Coat of arms of Burundi
Cabo Verde	File:Coat of arms of Cape Verde.svg	(Portuguese: "Republic of Cabo Verde")	National emblem of Cape Verde
Cameroon	File:Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg	(French: Peace, Work, Fatherland)	Coat of arms of Cameroon
Central African Republic	File:Coat of arms of the Central African Republic.svg	(French: "Unity, Dignity, Work")	Coat of arms of the Central African Republic
Chad	File:Coat of arms of Chad.svg	(French: "Unity, Work, Progress")	Coat of arms of Chad
Comoros	File:Seal of the Comoros.svg	(French: "Unity, Solidarity, Development") Also features the state's name in French and Arabic	National seal of the Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo	File:Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg	(French: "Justice, Peace, Work")	Emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti	File:Emblem of Djibouti.svg	None	Emblem of Djibouti
Egypt	File:Coat of arms of Egypt (Official).svg	(Arabic: "Arab Republic of Egypt")	Coat of arms of Egypt
Equatorial Guinea	File:Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea.svg	(Spanish: "Unity, Peace, Justice")	Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea	File:Emblem of Eritrea (or argent azur).svg	(Tigrinya: "The State of Eritrea") The State of Eritrea (Arabic: "The State of Eritrea")	Emblem of Eritrea
Eswatini	File:Coat of arms of Eswatini.svg	(Swazi: "We are the fortress")	Coat of arms of Eswatini
Ethiopia	File:Emblem of Ethiopia.svg	None	Emblem of Ethiopia
Gabon	File:Coat of arms of Gabon.svg	(French: Union, Work, Justice)	Coat of arms of Gabon
The Gambia	File:Coat of arms of The Gambia.svg	Progress, Peace, Prosperity	Coat of arms of the Gambia
Ghana	File:Coat of arms of Ghana.svg	Freedom and Justice	Coat of arms of Ghana
Guinea	File:Coat of Arms of Guinea.svg	(French: "Work, Justice, Solidarity")	Coat of arms of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau	File:Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau.svg	(Portuguese: "Unity, Struggle, Progress")	Emblem of Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast	File:Coat of Arms of the Ivory Coast.svg	(French: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire")	Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
Kenya	File:Coat of arms of Kenya (Official).svg	(Swahili: "Let us all pull together")	Coat of arms of Kenya
Lesotho	File:Coat of arms of Lesotho.svg	(Sotho: "Peace, Rain, Prosperity")	Coat of arms of Lesotho
Liberia	File:Coat of arms of Liberia.svg	The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here Republic of Liberia	Coat of arms of Liberia
Libya	File:Seal of the Government of National Unity (Libya).svg	"Government of National Unity - State of Libya"	National emblem of Libya
Madagascar	File:Coat of arms of Madagascar.svg	(Malagasy: "Ancestral land, Liberty, Progress")	Seal of Madagascar
Malawi	File:Coat of arms of Malawi.svg	Unity and Freedom	Coat of arms of Malawi
Mali	File:Coat of arms of Mali.svg	(French: "One People, One Goal, One Faith")	Coat of arms of Mali
Mauritania	File:Seal of Mauritania (2018).svg	"Islamic Republic of Mauritania" in Arabic and French	Seal of Mauritania
Mauritius	File:Coat of arms of Mauritius.svg	(Latin: "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean")	Coat of arms of Mauritius
Morocco	File:Coat of arms of Morocco.svg	(Arabic)  (transliteration) "If you glorify Allah, He will glorify you"	Coat of arms of Morocco
Mozambique	File:Emblem of Mozambique.svg	República de Moçambique	Emblem of Mozambique
Namibia	File:Coat of arms of Namibia.svg	Unity, Liberty, Justice	Coat of arms of Namibia
Niger	File:Coat of arms of Niger.svg	(French: "Republic of Niger")	Coat of arms of Niger
Nigeria	File:Coat of arms of Nigeria.svg	Unity and Faith - Peace and Progress	Coat of arms of Nigeria
Republic of the Congo	File:Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo.svg	Unité, Travail, Progrès (French: "Unity, Work,Progress")	Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Rwanda	File:Coat of arms of Rwanda.svg	(Kinyarwanda: "Unity, Work, Patriotism")	Seal of Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe	File:Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg	(Portuguese: "Unity, discipline, work")	Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal	File:Coat of arms of Senegal.svg	(French: "One People, One Goal, One Faith")	Coat of arms of Senegal
Seychelles	File:Coat of arms of Seychelles.svg	Finis Coronat Opus (Template:Langx)	Coat of arms of Seychelles
Sierra Leone	File:Coat of arms of Sierra Leone.svg	Unity, Freedom, Justice	Coat of arms of Sierra Leone
Somalia	File:Coat of arms of Somalia.svg	None	Coat of arms of Somalia
South Africa	File:Coat of arms of South Africa (heraldic).svg	(ǀXam: "Unity In Diversity") (literally "Diverse People Unite")	Coat of arms of South Africa
South Sudan	File:Coat of arms of South Sudan.svg	Justice, Liberty, Prosperity	Coat of arms of South Sudan
Sudan	File:Emblem of Sudan.svg	(Arabic: "Victory is Ours")	Emblem of Sudan
Tanzania	File:Coat of arms of tanzania.svg	(Swahili: "Freedom and Unity")	Coat of arms of Tanzania
Togo	File:Emblem of Togo.svg	(French: "Work, Liberty, Homeland")	Coat of arms of Togo
Tunisia	File:Coat of arms of Tunisia.svg	(Arabic)  (transliteration) "Order, Freedom, Justice"	Coat of arms of Tunisia
Uganda	File:Coat of arms of Uganda.svg	For God and My Country	Coat of arms of Uganda
Zambia	File:Coat of arms of Zambia.svg	One Zambia, One Nation	Coat of arms of Zambia
Zimbabwe	File:Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.svg	Unity, Freedom, Work	Coat of arms of Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition

Country	Coat of arms	Motto	Main article	Other claimants
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	File:Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg	(Arabic: "Liberty, Democracy, Unity")	Coat of arms of Western Sahara	Morocco
Somaliland	File:Emblem of Somaliland.svg	In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful	National emblem of Somaliland	Somaliland

Dependencies, autonomous regions, autonomous cities and other territories

Country	Territory		Coat of arms	Motto	Main article
France	Mayotte		File:Coat of Arms of Mayotte.svg	"Ra Hachiri" (Shimaore: "We are vigilant")	Coat of arms of Mayotte
	Réunion		File:Armoiries Réunion.svg	"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	File:Coat of Arms of Saint Helena.svg	Loyal and Unshakeable	Coat of arms of Saint Helena
		Ascension Island	File:Coat of Arms of Ascension Island.svg	(None)	Coat of arms of Ascension Island
		Tristan da Cunha	File:Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha.svg	Our Faith is Our Strength	Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha
Tanzania	Zanzibar (autonomous region of Tanzania)		File:Coat of arms of Zanzibar.jpg	"Serikali ya Mapinduzi, Zanzibar" (English: Revolutionary Government, Zanzibar)	Coat of arms of Zanzibar

See also

• Flags of Africa
• Armorial of sovereign states
• Armorial of North America
• Armorial of South America
• Armorial of Asia
• Armorial of Europe
• Armorial of Oceania