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Who runs government in Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa and Ethiopia

942 national offices and 716 ministers across 44 governments, counted from official pages.

By PollsAfrica, 10 Oct 2026

Our government directory lists 942 published national offices across 44 countries. Of those, 716 are ministerial posts: the cabinet secretaries and ministers who run departments. Uganda has the largest cabinet in the directory with 75 ministerial posts.

Published offices and ministers by country

Teal bar: all published national offices. Orange bar: ministerial posts within them.

Uganda8675Cameroon6866Democratic Republic of the Congo5855Nigeria6446Rwanda4638Côte d'Ivoire4034Morocco3733South Africa4233Senegal3832Egypt3531Tanzania3730Ghana3125Kenya3223Ethiopia2922Burkina Faso1310Guinea1310Benin169Algeria148Djibouti128Equatorial Guinea108Zimbabwe118Angola117Burundi117Lesotho127Liberia127Mozambique127Niger97São Tomé and Príncipe107Sudan117Tunisia127Mauritius136Namibia136Seychelles156Togo106Zambia106Congo64Gambia83Malawi83Sierra Leone63Madagascar62Botswana61Eritrea21Mali41Somalia31
Source: official government pages, checked by PollsAfricaPollsAfrica
CountryOffices trackedMinistersDirectory
Uganda8675Open Uganda
Cameroon6866Open Cameroon
Democratic Republic of the Congo5855Open Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria6446Open Nigeria
Rwanda4638Open Rwanda
Côte d'Ivoire4034Open Côte d'Ivoire
Morocco3733Open Morocco
South Africa4233Open South Africa
Senegal3832Open Senegal
Egypt3531Open Egypt
Tanzania3730Open Tanzania
Ghana3125Open Ghana
Kenya3223Open Kenya
Ethiopia2922Open Ethiopia
Burkina Faso1310Open Burkina Faso
Guinea1310Open Guinea
Benin169Open Benin
Algeria148Open Algeria
Djibouti128Open Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea108Open Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe118Open Zimbabwe
Angola117Open Angola
Burundi117Open Burundi
Lesotho127Open Lesotho
Liberia127Open Liberia
Mozambique127Open Mozambique
Niger97Open Niger
São Tomé and Príncipe107Open São Tomé and Príncipe
Sudan117Open Sudan
Tunisia127Open Tunisia
Mauritius136Open Mauritius
Namibia136Open Namibia
Seychelles156Open Seychelles
Togo106Open Togo
Zambia106Open Zambia
Congo64Open Congo
Gambia83Open Gambia
Malawi83Open Malawi
Sierra Leone63Open Sierra Leone
Madagascar62Open Madagascar
Botswana61Open Botswana
Eritrea21Open Eritrea
Mali41Open Mali
Somalia31Open Somalia

Ministers here means cabinet and ministerial posts. Heads of state and government, deputies, speakers, chief justices, electoral commission chairs, central bank governors, attorneys general and chief whips are counted as offices but not as ministers.

How we compiled this

Each record in the directory was collected from an official government page and checked against that page before publication. Only published records are counted; records still awaiting a re-check are left out. The latest retrieval date among the counted records is 26 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page is calculated from the directory data when the site is built.

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Sources

Uganda: statehouse.go.ug, judiciary.go.ug, ec.or.ug, bou.or.ug, mofa.go.ug | Cameroon: prc.cm, spm.gov.cm, cameroonembassyusa.org, senat.cm | Democratic Republic of the Congo: presidence.cd, primature.gouv.cd, sante.gouv.cd, bcc.cd, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org, senat.cd | Nigeria: statehouse.gov.ng, nass.gov.ng, cbn.gov.ng, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org, supreme-cms.supremecourt.gov.ng, inecnigeria.org, nigerianstat.gov.ng, pcc.gov.ng | Rwanda: gov.rw, bnr.rw, rwandainusa.gov.rw, rwandainun.gov.rw, parliament.gov.rw, judiciary.gov.rw, nec.gov.rw | Côte d'Ivoire: presidence.ci, gouv.ci, senat.ci, cei.ci, bceao.int | Morocco: maroc.ma, us.diplomatie.ma, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org | South Africa: gov.za, parliament.gov.za, judiciary.org.za, elections.org.za, resbank.co.za, npa.gov.za | Senegal: presidence.sn, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org, conseilconstitutionnel.sn, cena.sn, vie-publique.sn | Egypt: presidency.eg, cabinet.gov.eg, cbe.org.eg, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org | Tanzania: ikulu.go.tz, sheria.go.tz, nishati.go.tz, mow.go.tz, oag.go.tz, bot.go.tz, us.tzembassy.go.tz, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org, parliament.go.tz, inec.go.tz | Ghana: presidency.gov.gh, parliament.gh, judicial.gov.gh, ec.gov.gh, bog.gov.gh, isd.gov.gh, mfa.gov.gh, mogcsp.gov.gh, moh.gov.gh, mlnr.gov.gh, mot.gov.gh, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org | Kenya: president.go.ke, parliament.go.ke, judiciary.go.ke, iebc.or.ke, centralbank.go.ke | Ethiopia: ena.et, pmo.gov.et, fsc.gov.et, nebe.org.et, nbe.gov.et | Burkina Faso: presidencedufaso.bf, gouvernement.gov.bf, assembleenationale.bf | Guinea: journal-officiel.sgg.gov.gn, bcrg-guinee.org | Benin: presidence.bj, gouv.bj, assemblee-nationale.bj, sgg.gouv.bj, bceao.int | Algeria: bank-of-algeria.dz, premier-ministre.gov.dz, aps.dz | Djibouti: presidence.dj, banque-centrale.dj, journalofficiel.dj | Equatorial Guinea: guineaecuatorialpress.com, beac.int | Zimbabwe: parlzim.gov.zw | Angola: governo.gov.ao, bna.ao, tribunalsupremo.ao | Burundi: presidence.gov.bi, brb.bi | Lesotho: gov.ls, centralbank.org.ls, lena.gov.ls | Liberia: emansion.gov.lr, cbl.org.lr, judiciary.gov.lr, moj.gov.lr, mofa.gov.lr, mlg.gov.lr, mod.gov.lr, moe.gov.lr | Mozambique: bancomoc.mz, portaldogoverno.gov.mz, parlamento.mz, ts.gov.mz | Niger: presidence.ne, gouv.ne | São Tomé and Príncipe: tribunalconstitucional.st, stp.gov.st, bcstp.st | Sudan: sudan.gov.sd, cbos.gov.sd | Tunisia: carthage.tn, pm.gov.tn, bct.gov.tn, arp.tn, isie.tn | Mauritius: president.govmu.org, pmo.govmu.org, bom.mu, mauritiusassembly.govmu.org, electoral.govmu.org, vice-president.govmu.org | Namibia: parliament.na, op.gov.na, bon.com.na, ecn.na | Seychelles: statehouse.gov.sc, cbs.sc, ecs.sc, judiciary.sc | Togo: republiquetogolaise.tg, cenitogo.tg | Zambia: cabinet.gov.zm, sh.gov.zm, moj.gov.zm, zambiaembassy.org, bluebook.e-delegate.un.org, elections.org.zm | Congo: presidence.cg, gouvernement.cg | Gambia: op.gov.gm, assembly.gm, cbg.gm | Malawi: malawi.gov.mw, mec.org.mw, justice.gov.mw, finance.gov.mw, education.gov.mw | Sierra Leone: statehouse.gov.sl, ec.gov.sl, judiciary.gov.sl, mfaic.gov.sl, mohs.gov.sl, mbsse.gov.sl | Madagascar: cnlegis.gov.mg, banky-foibe.mg, assemblee-nationale.mg, diplomatie.gov.mg, education.gov.mg | Botswana: gov.bw, parliament.gov.bw, dailynews.gov.bw, bankofbotswana.bw | Eritrea: shabait.com | Mali: sgg-mali.ml, bceao.int | Somalia: villasomalia.gov.so, opm.gov.so

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PollsAfrica research desk

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