# Armorial of Africa

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

## Sovereign states

| Country | Motto | Main article |
| Algeria | ‹See RfD› Al Jumhūriyyah al Jazā'iriyyah ad Dīmuqrāţiyyah ash Shabiyyah 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 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 | ‹See RfD› Jumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya 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 (Arabic: "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" | National 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 | إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللهَ يَنْصُرُكُمْ (Arabic) ‹See RfD› ʾIn tanṣurūw Allāha yanṣurukum (transliteration) "If you glorify Allah, He will glorify you" | 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 | ‹See RfD› 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") | Coat of arms of Togo |
| Tunisia | نظام، حرية، عدالة (Arabic) ‹See RfD› 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

| Country | Coat of arms | Motto | Main article | Other claimants |
| 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

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