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1998
- José Eduardo dos Santos
- President of Angola (1979-2017)
- Angola
- Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
- President of South Africa (1999–2008)
- South Africa
- Sam Nujoma
- President of Namibia (1990–2005)
- Namibia
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2001
- El Hadj Omar Bongo
- President of Gabon (1967–2009)
- Gabon
- Olusegun Obasanjo
- President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
- Nigeria
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2016
- Alpha Condé
- President of Guinea (2010–2021)
- Guinea
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2018
- Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimananaа
- President of Madagascar (2014–2018)
- Madagascar
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2019
- Paul Biya
- President of Cameroon (since 1982)
- Cameroon
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2025
- Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo
- President of DR Congo (since 2019)
- DR Congo
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2026
- Samia Suluhu Hassan
- President of Tanzania (since 2021)
- Tanzania
