Daftar pemimpin negara tahun 1996
Afrika

Aljazair -
Presiden - Liamine Zéroual, Presiden Aljazair (1994–1999)
Perdana Menteri - Ahmed Ouyahia, Perdana Menteri Aljazair (1995–1998)
Angola -
Presiden - José Eduardo dos Santos, Presiden Angola (1979–present)
Perdana Menteri -
Marcolino Moco, Perdana Menteri Angola (1992–1996)
Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Perdana Menteri Angola (1996–1999)
Benin -
Presiden -
Nicéphore Soglo, Presiden Benin (1991–1996)
Mathieu Kérékou, Presiden Benin (1996–2006)
Perdana Menteri - Adrien Houngbédji, Perdana Menteri Benin (1996–1998)
Botswana -
Presiden - Sir Quett Masire, Presiden Botswana (1980–1998)
Burkina Faso -
Presiden - Blaise Compaoré, Presiden Burkina Faso (1987–present)
Perdana Menteri -
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Perdana Menteri Burkina Faso (1994–1996)
Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Perdana Menteri Burkina Faso (1996–2000)
Burundi -
Presiden -
Sylvestre Ntiybantunganya, Presiden Burundi (1994–1996)
Pierre Buyoya, Presiden Burundi (1996–2003)
Perdana Menteri -
Antoine Nduwayo. Perdana Menteri Burundi (1995–1996)
Pascal-Firmin Ndimira. Perdana Menteri Burundi (1996–1998)
Kamerun -
Presiden - Paul Biya, Presiden Kamerun (1982–present)
Perdana Menteri -
Simon Achidi Achu, Perdana Menteri Kamerun (1992–1996)
Peter Mafany Musonge, Perdana Menteri Kamerun (1996–2004)
Tanjung Verde -
Presiden - António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Presiden Tanjung Verde (1991–2001)
Perdana Menteri - Carlos Veiga, Perdana Menteri Tanjung Verde (1991–2000)
Republik Afrika Tengah -
Presiden - Ange-Félix Patassé, Presiden Republik Afrika Tengah (1993–2003)
Perdana Menteri -
Gabriel Koyambounou, Perdana Menteri Republik Afrika Tengah (1995–1996)
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Perdana Menteri Republik Afrika Tengah (1996–1997)
Chad -
Presiden - Idriss Déby, Presiden Chad (1990–present)
Perdana Menteri - Koibla Djimasta, Perdana Menteri Chad (1995–1997)
Komoro -
Presiden -
Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed, Interim Presiden Komoro (1995–1996)
Said Mohamed Djohar, Presiden Komoro (1996)
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, Presiden Komoro (1996–1998)
Perdana Menteri -
Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed, Perdana Menteri Komoro (1995–1996)
Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, Perdana Menteri Komoro (1996)
Ahmed Abdou, Perdana Menteri Komoro (1996–1997)
Congo -
Presiden - Pascal Lissouba, Presiden Congo (1992–1997)
Perdana Menteri -
Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Perdana Menteri Congo (1993–1996)
Charles David Ganao, Perdana Menteri Congo (1996–1997)
Pantai Gading -
Presiden - Henri Konan Bédié, Presiden Pantai Gading (1993–1999)
Perdana Menteri - Daniel Kablan Duncan, Perdana Menteri Pantai Gading (1993–1999)
Jibuti -
Presiden - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Presiden Jibuti (1977–1999)
Perdana Menteri - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Perdana Menteri Jibuti (1978–2001)
Mesir -
Presiden - Hosni Mubarak, Presiden Mesir (1981–2011)
Perdana Menteri -
Atef Sedki, Perdana Menteri Mesir (1986–1996)
Kamal Ganzouri, Perdana Menteri Mesir (1996–1999)
Guinea Khatulistiwa -
Presiden - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Presiden Guinea Khatulistiwa (1979–present)
Perdana Menteri -
Silvestre Siale Bileka, Perdana Menteri Guinea Khatulistiwa (1992–1996)
Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Perdana Menteri Guinea Khatulistiwa (1996–2001)
Eritrea -
Presiden - Isaias Afewerki, Presiden Eritrea (1991–sekarang)
Ethiopia -
Presiden - Negasso Gidada, Presiden Ethiopia (1995–2001)
Perdana Menteri - Meles Zenawi, Perdana Menteri Ethiopia (1995–2012)
Gabon -
Presiden - Omar Bongo, Presiden Gabon (1967–2009)
Perdana Menteri - Paulin Obame-Nguema, Perdana Menteri Gabon (1994–1999)
Gambia -
Kepala Negara - Yahya Jammeh, Ketua Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Dewan Gambia (1994–present)
Ghana
Presiden - Jerry Rawlings, Presiden Ghana (1981–2001)
Guinea -
Presiden - Lansana Conté, Presiden Guinea (1984–2008)
Perdana Menteri - Sidya Touré, Perdana Menteri Guinea (1996–1999)
Guinea-Bissau -
Presiden - João Bernardo Vieira, Presiden Guinea-Bissau (1984–1999)
Perdana Menteri - Manuel Saturnino da Costa, Perdana Menteri Guinea-Bissau (1994–1997)
Kenya -
Presiden - Daniel arap Moi, Presiden Kenya (1978–2002)
Lesotho -
Penguasa monarki -
Moshoeshoe II, Raja Lesotho (1995–1996)
Ratu 'Mamohato, Wali Lesotho (1996)
Letsie III, Raja Lesotho (1996–present)
Perdana Menteri - Ntsu Mokhehle, Perdana Menteri Lesotho (1994–1998)
Liberia -
Kepala Negara -
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo, Ketua Dewan Negara Liberia (1995–1996)
Ruth Perry, Chairwoman of Dewan Negara Liberia (1996–1997)
Libya
De facto Kepala Negara - Muammar Gaddafi, Pemimpin Revolusi Libya (1969–2011)
Nominal Kepala Negara - Muhammad az-Zanati, Sekretaris Jenderal Kongres Rakyat Libya (1992–2008)
Kepala Pemerintahan - Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud, Sekretaris Jenderal Komite Rakyat Libya (1994–1997)
Madagaskar -
Presiden -
Albert Zafy, Presiden Madagaskar (1993–1996)
Norbert Ratsirahonana, Presiden Madagaskar sementara (1996–1997)
Perdana Menteri -
Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, Perdana Menteri Madagaskar (1995–1996)
Norbert Ratsirahonana, Perdana Menteri Madagaskar (1996–1997)
Malawi -
Presiden - Bakili Muluzi, Presiden Malawi (1994–2004)
Mali -
Presiden - Alpha Oumar Konaré, Presiden Mali (1992–2002)
Perdana Menteri - Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Perdana Menteri Mali (1994–2000)
Mauritania -
Presiden - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Presiden Mauritania (1984–2005)
Perdana Menteri -
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Perdana Menteri Mauritania (1992–1996)
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Perdana Menteri Mauritania (1996–1997)
Mauritius -
Presiden - Cassam Uteem, Presiden Mauritius (1992–2002)
Perdana Menteri - Navin Ramgoolam, Perdana Menteri Mauritius (1995–2000)
Mayotte (Territorial collectivity of Prancis)
Prefek -
Alain Weil, Prefek Mayotte (1994–1996)
Philippe Boisadam, Prefek Mayotte (1996–1998)
Presiden Dewan Jenderal - Younoussa Bamana, Presiden Dewan Jenderal Mayotte (1991–2004)
Maroko -
Penguasa monarki - Hassan II, Raja Maroko (1961–1999)
Perdana Menteri - Abdellatif Filali, Perdana Menteri Maroko (1994–1998)
Western Sahara (negara yang memerdekakan diri yang tidak banyak diakui)
Presiden - Mohamed Abdelaziz, Presiden Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri - Mahfoud Ali Beiba, Perdana Menteri Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1995–1999)
Mozambik -
Presiden - Joaquim Chissano, Presiden Mozambik (1986–2005)
Perdana Menteri - Pascoal Mocumbi, Perdana Menteri Mozambik (1994–2004)
Namibia -
Presiden - Sam Nujoma, Presiden Namibia (1990–2005)
Perdana Menteri - Hage Geingob, Perdana Menteri Namibia (1990–2002)
Niger -
Presiden -
Mahamane Ousmane, Presiden Niger (1993–1996)
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Ketua National Salvation Dewan Niger (1996–1999)
Perdana Menteri -
Hama Amadou, Perdana Menteri Niger (1995–1996)
Boukary Adji, Perdana Menteri Niger (1996)
Amadou Cissé, Perdana Menteri Niger (1996–1997)
Nigeria -
Kepala Negara - Sani Abacha, Ketua Provisional Ruling Dewan Nigeria (1993–1998)
Rwanda -
Presiden - Pasteur Bizimungu, Presiden Rwanda (1994–2000)
Perdana Menteri - Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Perdana Menteri Rwanda (1995–2000)
Saint Helena dan Dependencies (Wilayah Seberang Laut Britania)
Gubernur - David Smallman, Gubernur Saint Helena (1995–1999)
Sao Tome dan Principe -
Presiden - Miguel Trovoada, Presiden Sao Tome dan Principe (1995–2001)
Perdana Menteri -
Armindo Vaz d'Almeida, Perdana Menteri Sao Tome dan Principe (1995–1996)
Raul Bragança Neto, Perdana Menteri Sao Tome dan Principe (1996–1999)
Senegal -
Presiden - Abdou Diouf, Presiden Senegal (1981–2000)
Perdana Menteri - Habib Thiam, Perdana Menteri Senegal (1991–1998)
Seychelles -
Presiden - Prancis-Albert René, Presiden Seychelles (1977–2004)
Sierra Leone -
Kepala Negara -
Valentine Strasser, Ketua Supreme Dewan Negara Sierra Leone (1992–1996)
Julius Maada Bio, Ketua Supreme Dewan Negara Sierra Leone (1996)
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Presiden Sierra Leone (1996–1997)
Somalia -
Presiden -
Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Presiden Somalia (1995–1996)
Hussein Mohamed Farrah, Presiden Somalia (1996–1997)
Perdana Menteri - Umar Arteh Ghalib, Perdana Menteri Somalia (1991–1997)
Somaliland (negara pecahan yang tidak diakui)
Presiden - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Presiden Somaliland (1993–2002)
Afrika Selatan -
Presiden - Nelson Mandela, Presiden Afrika Selatan (1994–1999)
Sudan -
Presiden - Omar al-Bashir, Presiden Sudan (1989–sekarang)
Swaziland -
Penguasa monarki - Mswati III, Raja Swaziland (1986–present)
Perdana Menteri -
Pangeran Jameson Mbilini Dlamini, Perdana Menteri Swaziland (1993–1996)
Sishayi Nxumalo, Perdana Menteri Swaziland sementara (1996)
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Perdana Menteri Swaziland (1996–2003)
Tanzania -
Presiden - Benjamin Mkapa, Presiden Tanzania (1995–2005)
Perdana Menteri - Frederick Sumaye, Perdana Menteri Tanzania (1995–2005)
Togo -
Presiden - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Presiden Togo (1967–2005)
Perdana Menteri -
Edem Kodjo, Perdana Menteri Togo (1994–1996)
Kwassi Klutse, Perdana Menteri Togo (1996–1999)
Tunisia -
Presiden - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Presiden Tunisia (1987–2011)
Perdana Menteri - Hamed Karoui, Perdana Menteri Tunisia (1989–1999)
Uganda -
Presiden - Yoweri Museveni, Presiden Uganda (1986–present)
Perdana Menteri - Kintu Musoke, Perdana Menteri Uganda (1994–1999)
Zaire -
Presiden - Mobutu Sese Seko, Presiden Zaire (1965–1997)
Kepala Pemerintahan - Kengo Wa Dondo, First Negara Komisaris Zaire (1994–1997)
Zambia -
Presiden - Frederick Chiluba, Presiden Zambia (1991–2002)
Zimbabwe -
Presiden - Robert Mugabe, Presiden Zimbabwe (1987–present)