African countries have the following coats of arms or national emblems:
Sovereign states
edit| Country | Coat of arms | Motto | Main article |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 
|
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
(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 | 
|
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 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
edit| 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
edit| Country | Territory | Coat of arms | Motto | Main article | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |