# List of political parties in Africa by country

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This is a List of political parties in Africa by country, linking to the country list of parties and the political system of each country in the region.

## Northern Africa

| Country | Multi party | Dominant party | Single party |
| Algeria | • | | |
| Egypt | • | | |
| Libya | • | | |
| Morocco | • | | |
| Sudan | | • | |
| Tunisia | • | | |
| Western Sahara | | | • |

## Central Africa

| Country | Multi party | Dominant party |
| Angola | | • |
| Cameroon | | • |
| Central African Republic | • | |
| Chad | | • |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | • | |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | • | |
| Equatorial Guinea | | • |
| Gabon | | • |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |

## Southern Africa

| Country | Multi party | Dominant party | No party |
| Botswana | | • | |
| Lesotho | • | | |
| Namibia | | • | |
| South Africa | | • | |
| Eswatini | | | • |
| Zimbabwe | | • | |

## Western Africa

| Country | Multi party | Two party | Dominant party |
| Benin | • | | |
| Burkina Faso | • | | |
| Cape Verde | | • | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | | | • |
| Gambia | | | • |
| Ghana | • | | |
| Guinea | | | • |
| Guinea-Bissau | • | | |
| Liberia | • | | |
| Mali | • | | |
| Mauritania | • | | |
| Niger | • | | |
| Nigeria | • | | |
| Senegal | • | | |
| Sierra Leone | • | | |
| Togo | | | • |

## Eastern Africa

| Country | Multi party | Two party | Dominant party | Single party |
| Burundi | • | | | |
| Comoros | • | | | |
| Djibouti | | | • | |
| Eritrea | | | | • |
| Ethiopia | | | • | |
| Kenya | • | | | |
| Madagascar | • | | | |
| Malawi | • | | | |
| Mauritius | • | | | |
| Mozambique | • | | | |
| Rwanda | • | | | |
| Somalia | • | | | |
| Seychelles | | • | | |
| South Sudan | | | • | |
| Tanzania | • | | | |
| Uganda | • | | | |
| Zambia | • | | | |
| Zimbabwe | | | • | |