Daftar pemimpin negara tahun 1998
Afrika

Aljazair –
Presiden – Liamine Zéroual, Presiden Aljazair (1994–1999)
Perdana Menteri –
Ahmed Ouyahia, Perdana Menteri Aljazair (1995–1998)
Smail Hamdani, Perdana Menteri Aljazair (1998–1999)
Angola –
Presiden – José Eduardo dos Santos, Presiden Angola (1979–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri – Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Perdana Menteri Angola (1996–1999)
Benin
Presiden – Mathieu Kérékou, Presiden Benin (1996–2006)
Perdana Menteri – Adrien Houngbédji, Perdana Menteri Benin (1996–1998)
Botswana
Presiden –
Sir Quett Masire, Presiden Botswana (1980–1998)
Festus Mogae, Presiden Botswana (1998–2008)
Burkina Faso –
Presiden – Blaise Compaoré, Presiden Burkina Faso (1987–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri – Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Perdana Menteri Burkina Faso (1996–2000)
Burundi –
Presiden – Pierre Buyoya, Presiden Burundi (1996–2003)
Perdana Menteri – Pascal-Firmin Ndimira. Perdana Menteri Burundi (1996–1998)
Kamerun –
Presiden – Paul Biya, Presiden Kamerun (1982–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri – 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 – Michel Gbezera-Bria, Perdana Menteri Republik Afrika Tengah (1997–1999)
Chad –
Presiden – Idriss Déby, Presiden Chad (1990–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri – Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido, Perdana Menteri Chad (1997–1999)
Komoro –
Presiden –
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, Presiden Komoro (1996–1998)
Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, Interim Presiden Komoro (1998–1999)
Perdana Menteri –
Nourdine Bourhane, Perdana Menteri Komoro (1997–1998)
Abbas Djoussouf, Perdana Menteri Komoro (1998–1999)
Anjouan (negara pecahan yang tidak diakui)
Presiden – Foundi Abdallah Ibrahim, Presiden Anjouan (1997–1999)
Perdana Menteri –
Chamasse Said Omar, Perdana Menteri Anjouan (1998)
Abdou Mohamed Mhindi, Perdana Menteri Anjouan (1998)
Mohéli (negara pecahan yang tidak diakui)
Presiden – Said Mohamed Soefu, Presiden Mohéli (1997–1998)
Perdana Menteri – Soidri Ahmed, Perdana Menteri Mohéli (1997–1998)
Congo–Brazzaville (Republik Kongo)
Presiden – Denis Sassou Nguesso, Presiden Republik Kongo (1997–sekarang)
Congo–Kinshasa (Republik Demokratik Kongo)
Presiden – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Presiden Republik Demokratik Kongo (1997–2001)
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 – Kamal Ganzouri, Perdana Menteri Mesir (1996–1999)
Guinea Khatulistiwa –
Presiden – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Presiden Guinea Khatulistiwa (1979–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri – 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
Presiden – Yahya Jammeh, Presiden Gambia (1994–sekarang)
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 –
Carlos Correia, Perdana Menteri Guinea-Bissau (1997–1998)
Francisco Fadul, Perdana Menteri Guinea-Bissau (1998–2000)
Kenya
Presiden – Daniel arap Moi, Presiden Kenya (1978–2002)
Lesotho –
Penguasa monarki – Letsie III, Raja Lesotho (1996–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri –
Ntsu Mokhehle, Perdana Menteri Lesotho (1994–1998)
Pakalitha Mosisili, Perdana Menteri Lesotho (1998–2012)
Liberia
Presiden – Charles Taylor, Presiden Liberia (1997–2003)
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 – Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush, Sekretaris Jenderal Komite Rakyat Libya (1997–2000)
Madagaskar –
Presiden – Didier Ratsiraka, Presiden Madagaskar (1997–2002)
Perdana Menteri –
Pascal Rakotomavo, Perdana Menteri Madagaskar (1997–1998)
Tantely Andrianarivo, Perdana Menteri Madagaskar (1998–2002)
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 –
Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig, Perdana Menteri Mauritania (1997–1998)
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Perdana Menteri Mauritania (1998–2003)
Mauritius –
Presiden – Cassam Uteem, Presiden Mauritius (1992–2002)
Perdana Menteri – Navin Ramgoolam, Perdana Menteri Mauritius (1995–2000)
Mayotte (Territorial collectivity of Prancis)
Prefek –
Philippe Boisadam, Prefek Mayotte (1996–1998)
Pierre Bayle, Prefek Mayotte (1998–2001)
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)
Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Perdana Menteri Maroko (1998–2002)
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 – Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Presiden Niger (1996–1999)
Perdana Menteri – Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Perdana Menteri Niger (1997–2000)
Nigeria –
Kepala Negara –
Sani Abacha, Ketua Provisional Ruling Dewan Nigeria (1993–1998)
Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ketua Provisional Ruling Dewan Nigeria (1998–1999)
Rwanda –
Presiden – Pasteur Bizimungu, Presiden Rwanda (1994–2000)
Perdana Menteri – Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Perdana Menteri Rwanda (1995–2000)
Saint Helena dan Dependencies (British dependent territory)
Gubernur – David Smallman, Gubernur Saint Helena (1995–1999)
Sao Tome dan Principe –
Presiden – Miguel Trovoada, Presiden Sao Tome dan Principe (1995–2001)
Perdana Menteri – 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)
Mamadou Lamine Loum, Perdana Menteri Senegal (1998–2000)
Seychelles
Presiden – Prancis-Albert René, Presiden Seychelles (1977–2004)
Sierra Leone
Kepala Negara –
Johnny Paul Koroma, Ketua Armed Forces Revolutionary Dewan Sierra Leone (1997–1998)
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Presiden Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
Somalia –
no functioning central government
Somaliland (negara pecahan yang tidak diakui)
Presiden – Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Presiden Somaliland (1993–2002)
Puntland (negara otonom yang memerdekakan diri, de facto independent)
autonomy declared on 23 July 1998
Presiden – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Presiden Puntland (1998–2002)
Jubaland (negara pecahan yang tidak diakui)
independence declared on 3 September 1998
Presiden – Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan, Presiden Jubaland (1998–1999)
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–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri – 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 – 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–sekarang)
Perdana Menteri – Kintu Musoke, Perdana Menteri Uganda (1994–1999)
Zambia
Presiden – Frederick Chiluba, Presiden Zambia (1991–2002)
Zimbabwe
Presiden – Robert Mugabe, Presiden Zimbabwe (1987–sekarang)