20th-century monarchs in Africa

King of Morocco since 1999

King of Eswatini

King of Lesotho since 1996

Zewditu (, born Askala Maryam; 29 April 1876 – 2 April 1930) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 until her death in 1930. She officially adopted the regnal name "Zewditu" at the beginning of her reign, which was triggered by the dethroning of Lij Iyasu in 1916. Her coronation was held on February 11, 1917, in the Cathedral of St. George in Addis Ababa—a capital founded by her father. Forty years old and childless when crowned, she is the first and only empress regnant of the Ethiopian Empire. Described as the first modern female head of a nation in Africa, she was the last female Ethiopian head

King of Swaziland (1899-1982)

Sultan of Morocco (1878-1943)

Sultan of Zanzibar (1929–2024)

King of the Zulu nation from 1968 to 2021

Sultan of Zanzibar (1884-1918)

Sultan of Zanzibar (1879-1960)

Sultan of Zanzibar (1910–1963)

King of Bamum

last monarch (sultan/queen regnant) of Mohéli (Mwali) (1874-1964)

thumb|right|Agoli-Agbo. thumb|right|Agoli-agbo (center), before 1900. thumb|right|Coronation of Agoli-agbo, 1895. Agoli-agbo was the twelfth and final King of Dahomey from 1894 to 1900.

oba of Lagos (1893–1964)

King of Burundi

King of Bubi (1896-2001)

Cameroonian sultan (1902-1992)

politician

Cameroonian politician