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This is a list of reigning constituent monarchs, including traditional rulers and governing constitutional monarchs. Each monarch listed below reigns over a legally recognised dominion, but in most cases possess little or no sovereign governing power. Their titles, however, are recognised by the state. Entries are listed beside their respective dominions, and are grouped by country.
For a list of extant traditional rulers in Nigeria, see List of Nigerian traditional states
In 2004, the Mbeki administration established the controversial Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims (CTLDC) to determine the historical legitimacy of the nation's traditional kingships. The purpose of the Commission was to reconstruct the institution of indigenous leadership following its distortion under the colonial and apartheid regimes.[71] In July 2010, acting on the findings of the Commission, the Zuma administration announced that the government of South Africa would cease recognising a total of six of the thirteen traditional kingships upon the deaths of their respective incumbent monarchs.[72][73] Their successors would be recognised as "principal traditional leaders", a status yet to be defined. The Commission has been denounced by several senior traditional leaders, who have taken the government to court in an attempt to reverse the ruling.[74][75][76]