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in a presidential system, the president is the head of state and head of government, in a semi-presidential system, the president and the prime minister share a number of competences, in a parliamentary system, the president is a ceremonial figurehead who has few political competences
President: Alassane Ouattara [aa] 4 December 2010 Ivory Coast: President: Salva Kiir Mayardit: 9 July 2011 South Sudan: President: Michael D. Higgins: 11 November 2011 Ireland: King: Tupou VI [ab] 18 March 2012 Tonga: President: Vladimir Putin [ac] 7 May 2012 Russia (Representative of the Episcopal Co-Prince) Josep Maria Mauri: 20 July 2012 ...
Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African mainland than the European mainland but, politically, are generally considered to be European by convention. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.
This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government.In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government.In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people.
Former presidents of the Republic: Thabo Mbeki (14 June 1999 – 24 September 2008) Kgalema Motlanthe (25 September 2008 – 9 May 2009) Jacob Zuma (9 May 2009 – 14 February 2018) Former deputy presidents of the Republic (note that Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, who would otherwise appear on the list, already appear above as former presidents):
The Forum on China–Africa Cooperation is the main multi-lateral coordination mechanism between the African countries and China. [153] Since joining FOCAC in 2012, the African Union has increasingly played a coordinating role, although each African country in FOCAC continues to represent itself individually. [154]
The last time leaders of the African continent were invited to the White House, Barack Obama was president. It was August 2014, and the world was grappling with a deadly virus: Ebola. And Joe ...
Island states are also members of the AU, but not the offshore islands that are integral parts of the transcontinental countries of France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and Yemen. The 55 member states are grouped into five regions. The African Union is composed of fifty-two republics and three monarchies. The total population of the ...