African countries have the following coats of arms or national emblems:
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Sovereign states
editCountry | 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
editCountry | 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
editCountry | 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 |