African countries use the following coats of arms or national emblems:
Sovereign states CountryCoat of armsBlazonMotto/TextMain articleAlgeria Copper, the Star and crescent in front of the Hand of Fatima and the Atlas mountains, below a rising sun, surrounded by buildings and plants, or.(Arabic: "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria")Emblem of AlgeriaAngolaAzure, a hoe and machete crossed atop a rising sun and below a five-pointed star, or, surrounded by a segment of a cogwheel and sheaves of maize, coffee and cotton. "República de Angola" in black on a beige half-tone scroll.(Portuguese: "Republic of Angola")Emblem of AngolaBeninChief two cornucopias sable, ears of corn coming therefrom; Quarterly I. Argent, a Somba castle or; II. Argent, the Star of Benin proper, which is a Maltese cross azure, anglé of rays argent and in fess point sable; III. Argent, a palm tree vert charged with a fruit gules; IV. Argent, a ship sable sailing on a sea azure with a sewn upon the line of quartering a lozenge gules; dexter and sinister two leopards or as supporters.(French: "Brotherhood, Justice, Work")Coat of arms of BeninBotswanaArgent three barrulets wavy in fess Azure between in chief three cogwheels proper, one above engaged with two below and in base a bull's head caboshed proper, and for the supporters on either side a zebra the dexter supporting a white elephant's tusk the sinister a green stalk of sorghum and brown sorghum head with white grains proper. Motto "Pula" in black on a Botswana blue half tone scroll. The reverse side of the scroll is red.(Setswana: "Rain")Coat of arms of BotswanaBurkina Fasoone escutcheon bearing in the chief on a ribband argent the name of the country: "BURKINA FASO";in fess point an inescutcheon of two bands in fess with the banner of arms, sewn upon two crossed spears;two stallions rampant argent supporting on each side the escutcheon; in base, an open book; below, two stalks of millet with three pairs of green leaves in crescent coming from the bottom, and equidistant to the vertical passing through the points of the shield and the upper ray of the star of the flag, crossed and connected in their bases with a ribbon bearing the motto of the country "La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons(French: "Fatherland or death, we shall overcome"")Coat of arms of Burkina FasoBurundi(French: "Unity, Work, Progress")Coat of arms of BurundiCabo Verde(Portuguese: "Republic of Cabo Verde")National emblem of Cape VerdeCameroon(French: Peace, Work, Fatherland)Coat of arms of CameroonCentral African RepublicQuarterly; first: vert, an elephant's head cabossed argent; second: argent, a tree eradicated vert; third: Or, three mullets of four points sable, one and two, each charged with a roundel argent; fourth: azure, a hand couped pointing to dexter chief gules. Upon an inescutcheon gules a roundel argent charged with a map of Africa sable surmounted by a mullet Or.(French: "Unity, Dignity, Work")Coat of arms of the Central African RepublicChadBarry dancetty of eight Or and Azure(French: "Unity, Work, Progress")Coat of arms of ChadComoros(French: "Unity, Solidarity, Development")Also features the state's name in French and ArabicNational seal of the ComorosDemocratic Republic of the Congo(French: "Justice, Peace, Work")Emblem of the Democratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiNone Emblem of DjiboutiEgypt(Arabic: "Arab Republic of Egypt")Coat of arms of EgyptEquatorial GuineaArgent, a Silk cotton tree proper(Spanish: "Unity, Peace, Justice")Coat of arms of Equatorial GuineaEritrea(Tigrinya: "The State of Eritrea")The State of Eritrea(Arabic: "The State of Eritrea")Emblem of EritreaEswatiniAzure, a Swazi battle shield with decorations, all proper(Swazi: "We are the fortress")Coat of arms of EswatiniEthiopiaAzure, a pentagram emanating five rays or.None Emblem of EthiopiaGabonOr, a ship sable, masts of the same, with the flag of Gabon, tierced in fess vert, or and azure, sailing upon a sea azure; a chief vert charged with three bezants.(French: Union, Work, Justice)Coat of arms of GabonThe GambiaAzure, a Locar axe and a Mandinka Hoe in saltire Or, a Bordure parted per bordure Vert and ArgentProgress, Peace, ProsperityCoat of arms of the GambiaGhanaAzure on a cross vert fimbriated Or a lion passant guardant Or, in the first quarter a linguist's staff and ceremonial sword crossed in saltire Or, in the second quarter issuant from five bars wavy Argent and Azure a castle Argent upon a mount Or, in the third quarter affixed in a grassy plain a cocoa tree proper and in the fourth quarter upon a grassy plain a mine proper.Freedom and JusticeCoat of arms of GhanaGuinea(French: "Work, Justice, Solidarity")Coat of arms of GuineaGuinea-Bissau(Portuguese: "Unity, Struggle, Progress")Emblem of Guinea-BissauIvory CoastVert, an elephant's head couped or, armed argent(French: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire")Coat of arms of Ivory CoastKenyaPer fess sable and vert, on a fess gules fimbriated argent a cock grasping in the dexter claw an axe also argent.(Swahili: "Let us all pull together")Coat of arms of KenyaLesotho(Sotho: "Peace, Rain, Prosperity")Coat of arms of LesothoLiberiaThe Love of Liberty Brought Us HereRepublic of LiberiaCoat of arms of LiberiaMadagascar(Malagasy: "Ancestral land, Liberty, Progress")Seal of MadagascarMalawiPer Fess Barry wavy Azure and Argent; A Fess Gules a lion passant Or; In base Sable a sun rising OrUnity and FreedomCoat of arms of MalawiMali(French: "One People, One Goal, One Faith")Coat of arms of MaliMauritania"Islamic Republic of Mauritania" in Arabic and FrenchSeal of MauritaniaMauritiusQuarterly azure and or: (1) A lymphad or; (2) 3 palm trees vert; (3) A key in pale the wards downwards gules; (4) From the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent(Latin: "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean")Coat of arms of MauritiusMoroccoGules, in chief a demi-sun setting, with 15 rays or on a background azure, supported by a fess in bar enarched vert, fusily or and argent; the whole surcharged by an interlaced pentalpha vert on a background gules. (Arabic) (transliteration)"If you glorify Allah, He will glorify you"Coat of arms of MoroccoMozambiqueRepública de MoçambiqueEmblem of MozambiqueNamibiaTierced per bend sinister Azure, and Vert, a bend sinister Gules fimbriated Argent and in dexter chief a Sun with twelve straight rays Or charged with an annulet AzureUnity, Liberty, JusticeCoat of arms of NamibiaNigerVert, a sun rayonned or, accosted to dexter with a spear in pale charged with two Touareg swords in saltire, and to sinister with three ears of millet, one in pale and two in saltire, accompanied in point with a head of zebu, all or(French: "Republic of Niger")Coat of arms of NigerNigeriaSable a Pall wavy argentUnity and Faith - Peace and ProgressCoat of arms of NigeriaRepublic of the CongoOr, a fess wavy Vert, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Vert, overall, maintaining a torch Sable flamed Gules.Unité, Travail, Progrès (French: "Unity, Work, Progress")Coat of arms of the Republic of the CongoRwanda(Kinyarwanda: "Unity, Work, Patriotism")Seal of RwandaSão Tomé and PríncipeOr, a palm eradicated proper(Portuguese: "Unity, discipline, work")Coat of arms of São Tomé and PríncipeSenegalPer pale, the first Gules a lion rampant Or, the second Or, a baobab-tree proper and in base a fess wavy Vert(French: "One People, One Goal, One Faith")Coat of arms of SenegalSeychellesAzure, a Female Sea coconut palm (Lodoicea maldivica) issuant from the base a grassy mount thereon a Giant Tortoise (Testudo gigantea) the whole in front of water rising therefrom to the dexter an Island and sailing thereon a two-masted Schooner in full sail all proper.Finis Coronat Opus()Coat of arms of SeychellesSierra LeoneVert a lion passant Or armed and langued Gules standing on a base Argent, two bars wavy Azure, and a chief indented of four points Argent, three flaming torches Sable, its flames GulesUnity, Freedom, JusticeCoat of arms of Sierra LeoneSomaliaNone Coat of arms of SomaliaSouth Africa Or, representations of two San human figures of red ochre, statant respectant, the hands of the innermost arms clasped, with upper arm, inner wrist, waist and knee bands Argent, and a narrow border of red ochre(ǀXam: "Unity In Diversity")(literally "Diverse People Unite")Coat of arms of South AfricaSouth SudanJustice, Liberty, ProsperityCoat of arms of South SudanSudan(Arabic: "Victory is Ours")Emblem of SudanTanzaniaOn a native shield, per fess of four: Or, the top part of a Torch enflamed proper; Flag of Tanzania: Per bend sinister Vert and Azure, a bend sinister Sable, fimbriated Or; Gules, an Axe and Hatchet in saltire Or; Barry wavy Argent and Azure; over all a Spear over an Axe and Hatchet in saltire, all Or.(Swahili: "Freedom and Unity")Coat of arms of TanzaniaTogo(French: "Work, Liberty, Homeland")Coat of arms of TogoTunisia (Arabic) (transliteration)"Order, Freedom, Justice"Coat of arms of TunisiaUgandaSable, upon the fess point a sun in splendour and in base a Uganda drum Or, the skin and guy ropes Argent, a chief barry wavy of six Azure and Argent. Behind the shield two Uganda spears of estate in saltire proper.For God and My CountryCoat of arms of UgandaZambiaSable six pallets wavy ArgentOne Zambia, One NationCoat of arms of ZambiaZimbabweVert, a representation of a portion of the Great Zimbabwe proper (Malvern 2021); on a chief argent seven palets wavy azure.Unity, Freedom, WorkCoat of arms of Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition CountryCoat of armsMottoMain articleOther claimantsSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic(Arabic: "Liberty, Democracy, Unity")Coat of arms of Western SaharaMoroccoSomalilandIn the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most MercifulNational emblem of SomalilandSomaliland
Dependencies, autonomous regions, autonomous cities and other territories
CountryTerritoryCoat of armsMottoMain articleFranceMayotte"Ra Hachiri" (Shimaore: "We are vigilant")Coat of arms of MayotteRéunion"Florebo quocumque ferar" (Latin: "I will flourish wherever I am brought")Coat of arms of RéunionUnited KingdomSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint HelenaLoyal and UnshakeableCoat of arms of Saint HelenaAscension Island(None)Coat of arms of Ascension IslandTristan da CunhaOur Faith is Our StrengthCoat of arms of Tristan da CunhaTanzaniaZanzibar (autonomous region of Tanzania)"Serikali ya Mapinduzi, Zanzibar" (English: Revolutionary Government, Zanzibar)Coat of arms of Zanzibar
See also Flags of Africa Armorial of sovereign states Armorial of North America Armorial of South America Armorial of Asia Armorial of Europe Armorial of Oceania