Coats of arms and emblems of Africa
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African countries have the following coats of arms or national emblems:
Country | Coat of Arms | Motto | Main article |
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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
Country | Coat of Arms | Motto | Main article | Other claimants |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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