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This is a List of political parties in Africa by country, linking to the country list of parties and the political system of each country in the region.

Northern Africa

	Country	Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	Single party	No party
	Algeria	•
	Egypt	•
	Libya	•
	Morocco	•
	Sudan			•
	Tunisia	•
	Western Sahara				•

Central Africa

	Country	Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	Single party	No party
	Angola			•
	Cameroon			•
	Central African Republic	•
	Chad			•
	Congo (Kinshasa)	•
	Congo (Brazzaville)	•
	Equatorial Guinea			•
	Gabon			•
	São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa

	Country	Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	Single party	No party
	Botswana			•
	Lesotho	•
	Namibia			•
	South Africa			•
	Eswatini					•
	Zimbabwe			•

Western Africa

	Country	Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	Single party	No party
	Benin	•
	Burkina Faso	•
	Cape Verde		•
	Cote d'Ivoire			•
	Gambia			•
	Ghana	•
	Guinea			•
	Guinea-Bissau	•
	Liberia	•
	Mali	•
	Mauritania	•
	Niger	•
	Nigeria	•
	Senegal	•
	Sierra Leone	•
	Togo			•

Eastern Africa

	Country	Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	Single party	No party
	Burundi	•
	Comoros	•
	Djibouti			•
	Eritrea				•
	Ethiopia			•
	Kenya	•
	Madagascar	•
	Malawi	•
	Mauritius	•
	Mozambique	•
	Rwanda	•
	Somalia	•
	Seychelles		•
	South Sudan			•
	Tanzania	•
	Uganda	•
	Zambia	•
	Zimbabwe			•

See also

• List of political parties in Northern Africa by country
• List of political parties in Eastern Africa by country
• List of political parties in Western Africa by country
• List of political parties in Middle Africa by country
• List of political parties in Southern Africa by country

Footnotes

1. The party system is in transition
2. The Comoros have two main "camps," federalists (supporters of the central government) and autonomists (supporters of the three island presidents).

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