Precolonial History
Government Monarchies
- The Kingdom of eSwatini
- Government: Monarchy
- Head of State: King (Ingwenyama)
- Royal House: Dlamini dynasty
- Royal capital : Lobamba
- See link about – Eswatini Royal Family
- The Kingdom of Lesotho
- Government: Monarchy
- Head of State: King (Motlotlehi)
- Royal House: Moshoeshoe dynasty
- Royal capital : Maseru
- See link about – Lesotho royal Family
- The Kingdom of Morocco
- Government: Monarchy
- Head of State: King
- Royal House: Alaloui dynasty
- Royal capital : Rabat
Abolished Monarchies
- The Kingdom of Rwanda
- Government: Monarchy abolished in 1963 but maintains a royal house.
- Head of State: King (Mwami)
- Royal House: Abahindiro lineage of Abanyinginya dynasty
- Royal capital : Nyanza
- see link about – Rwanda Royal Family
- The Kingdom of Burundi
- Government: Monarchy abolished in 1966 but maintains a royal house.
- Head of State: King (Mwami)
- Royal House: Ganwa dynasty
- Royal capital : Gitega
- See Link about – Burundi Royal Family
- The Ethiopian Empire
- Government: Monarchy abolished in 1974 but maintains a royal house. It was an empire (1270-1974) with other sub monarchies consolidated by Emperor Menelik like the oromo kingdoms, tigray kingdoms, shewa, Aussa sultanate etc. These sub monarchies also maintain royal heads to date.
- Head of State: Emperor (Negusa nagast/King of kings)
- Royal House: Solomonic dynasty
- Royal capital : Addis Ababa
- The Kingdom of Libya
- Government: Monarchy abolished in 1969 after King Idris was overthrowned by Muammar Gadaffi but maintains a royal house. Former states of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan were incorporated into libya.
- Head of State: King
- Royal House: Senussi dynasty
- Royal capital : Tripoli and Benghazi alternatively
- The Kingdom of Egypt
- Government: Monarchy abolished in 1953 but maintains a royal house. Sudan which was largely under UK colonial influence was given independence in 1953. Sudan and South Sudan however still have tribal monarchies .
- Head of State: King
- Royal House: Muhammad Ali dynasty
- Royal capital : Cairo
- The Kingdom of Tunisia
- Government: Monarchy abolished in 1957, maintains a royal house.
- Head of State: King (Bey)
- Royal House: Husainid dynasty
- Royal capital : Tunis
- Merina Kingdom of Madagascar
- Government: Monarchy abolished in 1897 by french colonials maintains a royal house.Tribal monarchies still exist in Madagascar
- Head of State: King (Mpanjaka)
- Royal House: Merina dynasty
- Royal capital : Antananarivo
Traditional/Sub national/Tribal Monarchies
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