Coats of arms and emblems of Africa

African countries have the following coats of arms or national emblems:

Country Coat of Arms Motto Main article
Algeria Al Jumhūrīyah al Jazā'irīyah ad Dīmuqrāţīyah ash Shabiyah

الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية

Emblem of Algeria
Angola República de Angola Emblem of Angola
Benin Fraternité, Justice, Travail Coat of arms of Benin
Botswana Pula Coat of arms of Botswana
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso - Unité, Progrès, Justice Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
Burundi Unité Travail Progrès Coat of arms of Burundi
Cabo Verde Republica de Cabo Verde Emblem of Cape Verde
Cameroon Paix, Travail, Patrie Coat of arms of Cameroon
Central African Republic Unité, Dignité, Travail Coat of arms of the Central African Republic
Chad Unité, Travail, Progrès Coat of arms of Chad
Comoros Union of the Comoros Seal of the Comoros
Congo Democratic Republic Justice, paix, travail Emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Republic Unité Travail Progrès Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Djibouti Unité, Égalité, Paix" (translation)
"Unity, Equality, Peace"
Emblem of Djibouti
Egypt Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiya
"جمهرية مصر العربية"
Coat of arms of Egypt
Equatorial Guinea Unidad, Paz, Justicia
(Spanish: Unity, Peace, Justice)
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea Eritrea Emblem of Eritrea
Ethiopia ETHIOPIA Emblem of Ethiopia
Gabon Union, Travail, Justice Coat of arms of Gabon
The Gambia Progress, Peace, Prosperity Coat of arms of The Gambia
Ghana Freedom and Justice Coat of arms of Ghana
Guinea Travail, Justice, Solidarité
(French: Work, Justice, Solidarity)
Coat of arms of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Unidade, Luta, Progresso
(Portuguese: Unity, Struggle, Progress)
Emblem of Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast Union – Discipline – Travail" "Unity, Discipline and Labour" (translation) Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
Kenya Harambee
(Swahili: Let us all pull together)
Coat of arms of Kenya
Lesotho Khotso, Pula, Nala
(Sotho: Peace, Rain, Prosperity)
Coat of arms of Lesotho
Liberia The love of liberty brought us here, the love of Liberia meet us here Coat of arms of Liberia
Libya Emblem of Libya
Madagascar Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana
(Malagasy: Ancestral land, Liberty, Progress)
Emblem of Madagascar
Malawi Unity and Freedom Coat of arms of Malawi
Mali Un peuple, un but, une foi
(French: One people, one goal, one faith)
Emblem of Mali
Mauritania شرف إخاء عدل(Arabic)
Honneur, Fraternité, Justice(French)
(Honor, Fraternity, Justice)
Emblem of Mauritania
Mauritius Stella Clavisque Maris Indici
(Latin: Star and Key of the Indian Ocean)
Coat of arms of Mauritius
Morocco الله، الوطن، الملك  (Arabic)
Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik  (transliteration)
"God, Country, King"
Coat of arms of Morocco
Mozambique República de Moçambique Emblem of Mozambique
Namibia Unity, Liberty, Justice Coat of arms of Namibia
Niger Fraternité, Travail, Progrès
(French: Fraternity, Work, Progress)
Coat of arms of Niger
Nigeria Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress Coat of arms of Nigeria
Rwanda Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu
(Kinyarwanda: Unity, Work, Patriotism)
Emblem of Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho
(Portuguese: Unity, discipline, work).
Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi
(French: One People, One Goal, One Faith)
Coat of arms of Senegal
Seychelles Finis Coronat Opus
(Latin: The End Crowns the Work)
Coat of arms of Seychelles
Sierra Leone Unity – Freedom – Justice Coat of arms of Sierra Leone
Somalia One Somalia Coat of arms of Somalia
South Africa [ǃke eː ǀxarra ǁke]
(ǀXam: Unity In Diversity")
(literally "Diverse People Unite")
Coat of arms of South Africa
South Sudan Justice, Liberty, Prosperity Coat of arms of South Sudan
Sudan Al-Nasr Lana
(Arabic: Victory is Ours)
Emblem of Sudan
Swaziland Siyinqaba
(Swazi: We are the fortress)
Coat of arms of Swaziland
Tanzania Uhuru na Umoja
(Swahili: Freedom and Unity)
Coat of arms of Tanzania
Togo Travail, Liberté, Patrie
(French: Work, Liberty, Homeland)
Emblem of Togo
Tunisia Order, Liberty, Justice Coat of arms of Tunisia
Uganda For God and My Country Coat of arms of Uganda
Zambia One Zambia, One Nation Coat of arms of Zambia
Zimbabwe Unity, Freedom, Work Coat of arms of Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition

CountryCoat of ArmsMottoMain articleOther claimants
Sahrawi Republic "حرية ديمقراطية وحدة" (English: "People, democracy, unity") Coat of arms of Western Sahara Morocco
Somaliland In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful National emblem of Somaliland Somalia

Dependencies, Autonomous Regions, Autonomous Cities and other territories

Country Territory Coat of Arms Motto Main article
Spain Ceuta Siempre Noble, Leal y Fidelísima Ciudad de Ceuta (English: Always Noble, Loyal and Faithful City of Ceuta) Coat of arms of Ceuta
Spain Melilla "Preferre Patriam Liberis Parentem Decet"
(English: It Should Be Put a Free Fatherland before the Death of Relatives) and
"Non Plus Ultra" (English: No more Beyond)
Coat of arms of Melilla
Spain Islas Chafarinas (one of the plazas de soberania) (None) Islas Chafarinas
France Mayotte "Ra Hachiri" Coat of arms of Mayotte
France Réunion "Valorisons Nos Atouts" Coat of arms of Réunion
United Kingdom Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha:

Saint Helena





Ascension Island





Tristan da Cunha



Loyal and Unshakeable (Saint Helena)





(None) (Ascension Island)





Our Faith is Our Strength (Tristan da Cunha)
Coat of arms of Saint Helena





Coat of arms of Ascension Island





Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha
Tanzania Zanzibar (united with Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanzania)

"Serikali ya Mapinduzi, Zanzibar" (English: Revolutionary Government, Zanzibar) Coat of arms of Zanzibar
Nigeria Biafra only existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, during the Nigerian Civil War Peace, Unity, Freedom Biafra
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