1. Pierre Nkurunziza, president of Burundi
2. Agostinho Neto, president of Angola
3. Goodluck Jonathan, president of Nigeria
4. Léopold Sédar Senghor, president of Senegal
5. Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, president of Sudan
6. Julius Nyerere, president of Tanzania
7. Marc Ravalomanana, president of Madagascar
8. Ahmadou Ahidjo, president of Cameroon