| LUMUMBA | Patrice ?, first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo (7) |
| EVRA | Patrice ?, France and Marseille footballer at Manchester United from 2006-14 (4) |
| CABINDA | Northern exclave of Angola, bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean. (7) |
| HAUGHEY | Charles, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland 1987-92 (7) |
| LEARNED | "Thomas Bodley has built this library for you and the republic of the ____" (Oxford university library entrance) |
| BOTHA | Louis ?, first prime minister of the Union of South Africa (5) |
| DJIBOUTI | Port city and capital of the republic of the same name that lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, an inlet of the Gulf of Aden (8) |
| WALPOLE | Whig statesman regarded as the first prime minister of Great Britain (7) |
| BENBELLA | Ahmed ?, first prime minister of Algeria (3,5) |
| BENGURION | David ?, first prime minister of Israel, from 1948-54 |
| NEHRU | The first prime minister of the Republic of India |
| TAOISEACH | The official title of the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (9) |
| ROMAN | The name for the ancient empire that spanned the Mediterranean Sea; it was established in 27 BCE after the fall of the republic of the same name. (5) |
| NKRUMAH | First prime minister of Ghana |
| GREEN | The third colour on the flags of Bolivia and the Republic of the Congo along with red and yellow |
| BRAZZAVILLE | The capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo (11) |
| BRUTON | John, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland 1994-7 (6) |
| MANILA | Name the capital of the Republic of the Philippines (6) |
| PATRICELUMUMBA | Pan-Africanist who served as the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| COSGRAVE | Liam ?, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland from 1973-77 (8) |
