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[[List of African countries|African countries]] have the following [[coat of arms|coats of arms]] or national emblems:

== Sovereign states ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Coat of arms
!Motto
!Main article
|-
|[[Algeria]]
|[[File:شعار النبالة (الجزائر).svg|100px]] 
|''{{transl|ar|Al Jumhūrīyah al Jazā'irīyah ad Dīmuqrāţīyah ash Shabiyah}}''<br />{{lang|ar|الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية}}<br />"People's Democratic Republic of Algeria"
|[[Emblem of Algeria]]
|-
|[[Angola]]
|[[File:Emblem of Angola.svg|100px]]
|República de Angola
|[[Emblem of Angola]]
|-
|[[Benin]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Benin.svg|100px]]
|Fraternité, Justice, Travail
([[French language|French]]: "Brotherhood, Justice, Work")
|[[Coat of arms of Benin]]
|-
|[[Botswana]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Botswana.svg|100px]]
|Pula
([[Tswana language|Setswana]]: "Rain")
|[[Coat of arms of Botswana]]
|-
|[[Burkina Faso]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Burkina Faso.svg|100px]]
|Burkina Faso - Unité, Progrès, Justice
([[French language|French]] for "Unity, Progress, Justice")
|[[Coat of arms of Burkina Faso]]
|-
|[[Burundi]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Burundi.svg|100px]]
|Unité Travail Progrès
([[French language|French]] for "Unity, Work, Progress")
|[[Coat of arms of Burundi]]
|-
|[[Cape Verde|Cabo Verde]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Cape Verde.svg|100px]]
|Republica de Cabo Verde
|[[National emblem of Cape Verde]]
|-
|[[Cameroon]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg|100px]]
|Paix, Travail, Patrie
([[French language|French]] for "Peace, Work, Fatherland")
|[[Coat of arms of Cameroon]]
|-
|[[Central African Republic]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of the Central African Republic.svg|100px]]
|Unité, Dignité, Travail
([[French language|French]] for "Unity, Dignity, Work")
|[[Coat of arms of the Central African Republic]]
|-
|[[Chad]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Chad.svg|100px]]
|Unité, Travail, Progrès
([[French language|French]] for "Unity, Work, Progress")
|[[Coat of arms of Chad]]
|-
|[[Comoros]]
|[[File:Seal of the Comoros.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|fr|Unité, Solidarité, Développement}}<br />([[French language|French]]: "Unity, Solidarity, Development")<br /><br />Also features the state's name in French and [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
|[[National seal of the Comoros]]
|-
|[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|100px]]
|''Justice, paix, travail''<br />([[French language|French]]: "Justice – Peace – Work")
|[[Emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
|-
|[[Djibouti]]
|[[File:Emblem of Djibouti.svg|100px]]
|None 
|[[Emblem of Djibouti]]
|-
|[[Egypt]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Egypt (Official).svg|100px]]
|''{{transl|ar|Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiya}}''<br />{{lang|ar|جمهورية مصر العربية}}<br />([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: "Arab Republic of Egypt")
|[[Coat of arms of Egypt]]
|-
|[[Equatorial Guinea]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|es|Unidad, Paz, Justicia}}<br />([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: "Unity, Peace, Justice")
|[[Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea]]
|-
|[[Eritrea]]
|[[File:Emblem of Eritrea (or argent azur).svg|100px]]
|{{Lang|ar|دولة إرتريا|rtl=yes}}<br />The State of Eritrea
|[[Emblem of Eritrea]]
|-
|[[Eswatini]]
|[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Eswatini.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|ss|Siyinqaba}}<br />([[Swazi language|Swazi]]: "We are the fortress")
|[[Coat of arms of Eswatini]]
|-
|[[Ethiopia]]
|[[File:Emblem of Ethiopia.svg|100px]]
|None 
|[[Emblem of Ethiopia]]
|-
|[[Gabon]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Gabon.svg|100px]]
|Union, Travail, Justice
|[[Coat of arms of Gabon]]
|-
|[[The Gambia]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of The Gambia.svg|100px]]
|Progress, Peace, Prosperity
|[[Coat of arms of the Gambia]]
|-
|[[Ghana]]
|[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Ghana.svg|100px]]
|Freedom and Justice
|[[Coat of arms of Ghana]]
|-
|[[Guinea]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Guinea.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|fr|Travail, Justice, Solidarité}}<br />([[French language|French]]: "Work, Justice, Solidarity")
|[[Coat of arms of Guinea]]
|-
|[[Guinea-Bissau]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|pt|Unidade, Luta, Progresso}}<br />([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: "Unity, Struggle, Progress")
|[[Emblem of Guinea-Bissau]]
|-
|[[Ivory Coast]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of the Ivory Coast.svg|100px]]
|''	République de Côte d'Ivoire''<br />([[French language|French]]: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire")
|[[Coat of arms of Ivory Coast]]
|-
|[[Kenya]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Kenya (Official).svg|100px]]
|{{lang|sw|[[Harambee]]}}<br />([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: "Let us all pull together")
|[[Coat of arms of Kenya]]
|-
|[[Lesotho]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Lesotho.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|st|Khotso, Pula, Nala}}<br />([[Sotho language|Sotho]]: "Peace, Rain, Prosperity")
|[[Coat of arms of Lesotho]]
|-
|[[Liberia]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Liberia.svg|100px]]
|The love of liberty brought us here
|[[Coat of arms of Liberia]]
|-
|[[Libya]]
|[[File:Seal of the Government of National Unity (Libya).svg|100px]]
|{{langx|ar|حكومة الوحدة الوطنية - دولة ليبيا}}<br>"Government of National Unity - State of Libya"
|[[Coat of arms of Libya|Emblem of Libya]]
|-
|[[Madagascar]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Madagascar.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|mg|Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana}}<br />([[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]: "Ancestral land, Liberty, Progress")
|[[Seal of Madagascar]]
|-
|[[Malawi]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Malawi.svg|100px]]
|Unity and Freedom
|[[Coat of arms of Malawi]]
|-
|[[Mali]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Mali.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|fr|Un peuple, un but, une foi}}<br />([[French language|French]]: "One people, one goal, one faith")
|[[Coat of arms of Mali]]
|-
|[[Mauritania]]
|[[File:Seal of Mauritania (2018).svg|100px]]
|"Islamic Republic of Mauritania" in [[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]] and [[French language|French]]
|[[Seal of Mauritania]]
|-
|[[Mauritius]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Mauritius.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|la|Stella Clavisque Maris Indici}}<br />([[Latin language|Latin]]: "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean")
|[[Coat of arms of Mauritius]]
|-
|[[Morocco]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Morocco.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|ar|الله، الوطن، الملك}}&nbsp;<small>([[Arabic language|Arabic]])</small><br />''{{transl|ar|Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik}}''&nbsp;<small>([[transliteration]])<br />"God, Country, King"</small>
|[[Coat of arms of Morocco]]
|-
|[[Mozambique]]
|[[File:Emblem of Mozambique.svg|100px]]
|República de Moçambique
|[[Emblem of Mozambique]]
|-
|[[Namibia]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Namibia.svg|100px]]
|Unity, Liberty, Justice
|[[Coat of arms of Namibia]]
|-
|[[Niger]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Niger.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|fr|Republique du Niger}}<br />([[French language|French]]: "Republic of Niger")
|[[Coat of arms of Niger]]
|-
|[[Nigeria]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Nigeria.svg|100px]]
|Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress
|[[Coat of arms of Nigeria]]
|-
|[[Republic of the Congo]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo.svg|100px]]
|Unité Travail Progrès
([[French language|French]] for "Unity, Work,Progress")
|[[Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo]]
|-
|[[Rwanda]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Rwanda.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|rw|Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu}}<br />([[Kinyarwanda]]: "Unity, Work, Patriotism")
|[[Seal of Rwanda]]
|-
|[[São Tomé and Príncipe]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|pt|Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho}}<br />([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: "Unity, discipline, work")
|[[Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe]]
|-
|[[Senegal]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Senegal.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|fr|Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi}}<br />([[French language|French]]: "One People, One Goal, One Faith")
|[[Coat of arms of Senegal]]
|-
|[[Seychelles]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Seychelles.svg|100px]]
|Finis Coronat Opus<br />({{langx|la|The End Crowns the Work}})
|[[Coat of arms of Seychelles]]
|-
|[[Sierra Leone]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Sierra Leone.svg|100px]]
|Unity – Freedom – Justice
|[[Coat of arms of Sierra Leone]]
|-
|[[Somalia]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Somalia.svg|100px]]
|None 
|[[Coat of arms of Somalia]]
|-
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|[[South Africa]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of South Africa (heraldic).svg|100px]]
|{{lang|xam|ǃke e꞉ ǀxarra ǁke}}<br />([[ǀXam language|ǀXam]]: "Unity In Diversity")<br /><small>(literally "Diverse People Unite")</small>
|[[Coat of arms of South Africa]]
|-
|[[South Sudan]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of South Sudan.svg|100px]]
|Justice, Liberty, Prosperity
|[[Coat of arms of South Sudan]]
|-
|[[Sudan]]
|[[File:Emblem of Sudan.svg|100px]]
|{{transl|ar|Al-Nasr Lana}}''<br />{{lang|ar|النصر لنا}}<br />([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: "Victory is Ours")
|[[Emblem of Sudan]]
|-
|[[Tanzania]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of tanzania.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|sw|Uhuru na Umoja}}<br />([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: "Freedom and Unity")
|[[Coat of arms of Tanzania]]
|-
|[[Togo]]
|[[File:Emblem of Togo.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|fr|Travail, Liberté, Patrie}}<br />([[French language|French]]: "Work, Liberty, Homeland")
|[[Emblem of Togo]]
|-
|[[Tunisia]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Tunisia.svg|100px]]
|{{lang|ar|نظام، حرية، عدالة}}&nbsp;<small>([[Arabic language|Arabic]])</small><br />''{{transl|ar|Niẓām, Ḥurrīyah, 'Adālah}}''&nbsp;<small>([[transliteration]])<br />"Order, Freedom, Justice"</small>
|[[Coat of arms of Tunisia]]
|-
|[[Uganda]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Uganda.svg|100px]]
|For God and My Country
|[[Coat of arms of Uganda]]
|-
|[[Zambia]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Zambia.svg|100px]]
|One Zambia, One Nation
|[[Coat of arms of Zambia]]
|-
|[[Zimbabwe]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.svg|110px]]
|Unity, Freedom, Work
|[[Coat of arms of Zimbabwe]]
|}

==States with limited recognition==
{|class=wikitable
!Country!!Coat of arms!!Motto!!Main article!!Other claimants
|-
|[[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg|100px]]
|{{Transliteration|ar|DIN|Ḥurrīyyah, Dīmuqrāṭīyyah, Wiḥdah}}<br />{{Lang|ar|حرية ديمقراطية وحدة|rtl=yes|italic=yes}}<br />''([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: "Liberty, Democracy, Unity")''
|[[Coat of arms of Western Sahara]]
|[[Morocco]]
|-
|[[Somaliland]]
|[[File:Emblem of Somaliland.svg|100px]]
|[[Basmala|In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful]]
|[[National emblem of Somaliland]]
|[[Somaliland]]
|}

==Dependencies, autonomous regions, autonomous cities and other territories==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!colspan="2"|Territory
!Coat of arms
!Motto
!Main article
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[France]]
|colspan="2"|[[Mayotte]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Mayotte.svg|100px]]
|"Ra Hachiri"
([[Maore dialect|Shimaore]]: "We are vigilant")
|[[Coat of arms of Mayotte]]
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Réunion]]
|[[File:Armoiries Réunion.svg|100px]]
|"[[Florebo quocumque ferar]]"
([[Latin]]: "''I will flourish wherever I am brought''")
|[[Coat of arms of Réunion]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[United Kingdom]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]]
|[[Saint Helena]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Saint Helena.svg|100px]]
|Loyal and Unshakeable
|[[Coat of arms of Saint Helena]]
|-
|[[Ascension Island]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Ascension Island.svg|100px]]
|(None)
|[[Coat of arms of Ascension Island]]
|-
|[[Tristan da Cunha]]
|[[File:Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha.svg|100px]]
|Our Faith is Our Strength
|[[Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha]]
|-
|-
|[[Tanzania]]
|colspan="2"|[[Zanzibar]] (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]]

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