 Most powerful kings in Africa. Africa has an incredibly rich history with hundreds of important African kings, queens, sultans, and emperors over the millennia. Africa may be full of democratically governed countries, but it is still the land of many kings. There are only three African countries with constitutional monarchies, Morocco, Swaziland, and Lesotho. But there are several hundred traditional monarchs dispersed across Africa. Not all of them are as well-known as they should be. Here are the top five most powerful African kings. Otomfio, Jose Tucho II, Ashanti, Ghana. Four, King of Swati III, Swaziland. Three, Oba Okanide, Sijuade, Ile Ife, Nigeria. Two, Oba Obateru Ekinrutin, Ogboland, Nigeria. One, King Mohammed VI, Morocco.