Head of State
Updated October 2007
| Country | Head | Election | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGOLA | Executive President | Directly by absolute majority | Two of five years each |
| BOTSWANA | Executive President | By every newly elected National Assembly | Two of five years each |
| DRC | Executive President | Directly elected by absolute majority | Two of five years each; concurrent with National Assembly |
| LESOTHO | Constitutional monarch | Designated by customary law by the College of Chiefs | Life |
| MADAGASCAR | Executive President | Directly elected by an absolute majority | Two of five years each |
| MALAWI | Executive President | Directly elected by plurality | Two of five years each; concurrent with National Assembly |
| MAURITIUS | Ceremonial President | By every newly elected National Assembly | Unrestricted number of five years |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Executive President | Directly elected by absolute majority | Two of five years, but eligible for reelection five years after previous terms; concurrent with Assembly of the Republic |
| NAMIBIA | Executive President | Directly elected by absolute majority | Two of five years each; concurrent with National Assembly |
| SEYCHELLES | Executive President | Directly elected by plurality | Three of five years each |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Executive President | Elected by every newly elected parliament | Two of five years each |
| SWAZILAND | Absolute Monarch | Governed by traditional law and custom | Life |
| TANZANIA | Executive President | Directly elected by absolute majority | Two of five years each; concurrent with National Assembly |
| ZAMBIA | Executive President | Directly elected by a plurality | Two of five years each; concurrent with National Assembly |
| ZANZIBAR | Executive President | Directly elected by absolute majority | Two of five years each; concurrent with House of Representatives |
| ZIMBABWE | Executive President | Directly elected by absolute majority | Unrestricted number of 5 years each; concurrent with Parliament |