Incumbents
President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019) Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2004–2006)
President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017) Prime Minister – Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–2008)
President – Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
President – Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
President – Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003–2005) Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present) Prime Minister Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–2009)
President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011) Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
President – François Bozizé, President of Central African Republic (2003–2013) Prime Minister – Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2003–2005) Élie Doté, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2005–2008)
President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021) Prime Minister – Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003–2005) Pascal Yoadimnadji, Prime Minister of Chad (2005–2007)
President – Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (2002–2006)
President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present) Prime Minister – Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005–2009)
President – Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2011) Prime Minister – Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2003–2005) Democratic Republic of the Congo President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present) Prime Minister – Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–2013)
President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011) Prime Minister – Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011)
President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1982–present) Prime Minister – Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2004–2006)
President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
President – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001-2013) Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995-2012)
President – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009) Prime Minister – Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999-2006)
President – Yahya Jammeh, President of Gambia (1996-2017)
President – John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001-2009)
President – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-2008)
President – Henrique Rosa, President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–2005) João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2009) Prime Minister – Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2004–2005) Aristides Gomes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2007)
President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–2013)
Monarch – Letsie III, Monarch of Lesotho (1996–present) Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
President – Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government (2003–2006)
President – Muhammad az-Zanati, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1992–2008) Prime Minister – Shukri Ghanem, Prime Minister of Libya (2003–2006)
President – Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–2012)
President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012) Prime Minister – Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali (2004–2007)
President – Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005) Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, President of Mauritania (2005–2007) Prime Minister – Sghair Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003–2005) Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2005–2007)
President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012) Prime Minister – Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003–2005) Dr. Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–2014)
King – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present) Prime Minister – Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007)
President – Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005) Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–2015) Prime Minister – Luísa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010)
President – Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005) Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–2015) Prime Minister – Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002-2005) Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005-2012)
President – Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger (1999–2010) Prime Minister – Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
President – Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999-2007)
President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–2007) Prime Minister – Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011)
President – Fradique de Menezes, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2003–2011) Prime Minister – Damião Vaz d'Almeida, Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe (2004–2005) Maria do Carmo Silveira, Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe (2005–2006)
President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012) Prime Minister – Macky Sall, Prime Minister of Senegal (2004–2007)
President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016)
President – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
President – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia (2004–2008) Prime Minister – Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Prime Minister of Somalia (2004–2007)
President – Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
President – Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–2005) Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–2015) Prime Minister – Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–2005) Edward Lowassa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2005–2008)
President – Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005) Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005) Bonfoh Abass, President of Togo (acting) (2005) Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present) Prime Minister – Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002–2005) Edem Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2005–2006)
President – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011) Prime Minister – Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present) Prime Minister – Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
President – Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–2008)
President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)
International organisations
African Union
The first summit of heads of state of the African Union's Peace and Security Council was held in Libreville (Gabon) on 10 and 11 January 2005. The summit focused on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Darfur. The African Union summit was held on 30 and 31 January in Abuja (Nigeria). The orders of the day included food security, the struggle against pandemics such as HIV-AIDS, malaria, and polio, as well as the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the resolution of conflicts on the continent, especially in Côte d'Ivoire and Darfur.
Several decisions were made during the summit: The establishment in Somalia of a peace force of 5000 to 7000 troops to assist in the stabilisation of the country. It hi will be organised by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), that joins Somalia and its neighbouring countries. In the first stage, its mandate will be limited to protecting the installation of the Somali government. The deployment of a military force to disarm the Rwandan rebels, who are accused of being implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and have since then sought refuge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kofi Annan, secretary general of the UN has sought to strengthen the partnership between the UN and the African Union for Africa to reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. He declared that "Africa isn't on schedule to reach the Millennium Development Goals. But it will be able to reach these goals if the world partnership, promised a long time ago, does come together completely".
The question of how to represent Africa in the best possible way in the UN Security Council was delayed, following a disagreement among the member countries of the African Union. This was referred to a committee composed of 15 countries to assemble in Swaziland from February 2005.
The mandate of the current chairman, Olusegun Obasanjo, president of Nigeria, was prolonged from July 2005 to January 2006. Next summits will be held in Libya in July 2005 and in Sudan in January 2006. The Executive Council of the African Union, meeting on 7 and 8 March 2005 in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), decided to propose that Africa is represented by two permanent members of the Security Council of the UN. These representatives will need to have the same rights as the other council members, notably the veto power. A summit of the African Union was held in Sirte (Libya) on 4 and 5 July 2005. The African heads of states requested the G8 to totally cancel the debt of all African countries, and demanded that the continent is represented by two permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
On 19 January 2005, Tandja Mamadou, president of Niger, was elected president of the Economic Community of West African States, replacing John Kufuor of Ghana. February 2005: the ECOWAS condemned the seizure of power by Faure Gnassingbé Eyadéma in Togo following the death of his father Gnassingbé Eyadéma.
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
The summit of the heads of state of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (Cemac) was held on 11 February 2005 in Libreville (Gabon). Present were the presidents of the Central African Republic (François Bozizé), of the Republic of the Congo (Denis Sassou-Nguesso), of Equatorial Guinea (Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo), of Chad (Idriss Déby), of Gabon (Omar Bongo Ondimba, present chairman of CEMAC) and Abdou Diouf, secretary general of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. Paul Biya, president of Cameroon was represented by the chairman of the National Assembly. The summit mainly discussed economic aspects, notably the creation of the sub-regional airway company Air Cémac in partnership with the group Royal Air Maroc.
The summit also touched the situation in Togo and welcomed a delegation, led by Kokou Tozoun, minister of foreign affairs. A statement was made, inviting "the international community to encourage the Togo authorities to do its utmost to establish a swift and peaceful return of the peace process in the country". Omar Bongo Ondimba, present chairman of the Cemac, yielded his chair to Teodoro Obiang Nguema, president of Equatorial Guinea.
West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
Tandja Mamadou, president of Niger returned to the chair of the UEMOA following the summit of the organisation in Niamey (Niger) on 30 March 2005. Different heads of state participated in the summit: Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal), Mathieu Kérékou (Benin), Blaise Compaoré (Burkina Faso), Amadou Toumani Touré (Mali), Henrique Rosa (Guinea-Bissau) and Tandja Mamadou (Niger). Togo was represented by Koffi Sama, prime minister, and Côte d'Ivoire by Théodore Mel Eg, minister for regional integration and the African Union. In a final communiqué, the UEMOA congratulated itself for "the results on price stability in the Union, following a better provisioning of the food markets" and "welcomed the actions intended to preserve the value of the common currency", the CFA franc.
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