Africa
President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019) Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–2006)
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 – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014) Prime Minister – Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007)
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 the Central African Republic (2003–2013) Prime Minister – Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003–2005) Élie Doté, Prime Minister of the 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 the 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 – 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 (1979–present) Prime Minister – Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2004–2006)
President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–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 the Gambia (1994–2017)
President – John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–2009)
President – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008) Prime Minister – Cellou Dalein Diallo, Prime Minister of Guinea (2004–2006)
President –
Henrique Rosa, Acting 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 – Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Ivory Coast (2000–2011) Prime Minister – Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2003–2005) Charles Konan Banny, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2005–2007)
President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–2013)
Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present) Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
Head of State – Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006)
De facto Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011) De jure Head of State – Muhammad az-Zanati, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008) Prime Minister – Shukri Ghanem, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2003–2006)
President – Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–2009) Prime Minister – Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
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)
Head of State –
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005) Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy 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)