Elections in Africa
This page lists the most recent national elections in African countries.
Algeria">Elections in Algeria">Algeria
- Presidential: 12 December 2019
- People's National Assembly: 4 May 2017
Angola">Elections in Angola">Angola
- Presidential: 23 August 2017
- National Assembly: 23 August 2017
Benin">Elections in Benin">Benin
- Presidential: 6 and 20 March 2016
- National Assembly: 28 April 2019
Botswana">Elections in Botswana">Botswana
- Presidential: 23 October 2019
- National Assembly: 23 October 2019
Burkina Faso">Elections in Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso
- Presidential: 29 November 2015
- National Assembly: 29 November 2015
Burundi">Elections in Burundi">Burundi
- Presidential: 20 May 2020
- National Assembly: 20 May 2020
- Constitutional Referendum: 17 May 2018
Cameroon">Elections in Cameroon">Cameroon
- Presidential: 7 October 2018
- National Assembly: 9 February 2020
Cape Verde">Elections in Cape Verde">Cape Verde
- Presidential: 2 October 2016
- National Assembly: 20 March 2016
Central African Republic">Elections in the Central African Republic">Central African Republic
- Presidential: 30 December 2015 and 14 February 2016
- National Assembly: 14 February and 31 March 2016
Chad">Elections in Chad">Chad
- Presidential: 10 April 2016
- National Assembly: 13 February 2011
- Constitutional Referendum: 6 June 2005
Comoros">Elections in Comoros">Comoros
- Presidential: 24 March 2019
- Assembly of the Union: 19 January and 23 February 2020
Côte d'Ivoire">Elections in Côte d'Ivoire">Côte d'Ivoire
- Presidential 25 October 2015
- National Assembly: 18 December 2016
Democratic Republic of the Congo">Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Presidential: 30 December 2018
- National Assembly: 30 December 2018
Djibouti">Elections in Djibouti">Djibouti
- Presidential: 8 April 2016
- National Assembly: 23 February 2018
Egypt">Elections in Egypt">Egypt
- Presidential: 26-28 March 2018
- People's Assembly: 17 October – 2 December 2015
- Constitutional Referendum: 20-22 April 2019
Equatorial Guinea">Elections in Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea
- Presidential: 24 April 2016
- House of People's Representatives: 12 November 2017
Eritrea">Elections in Eritrea">Eritrea
Ethiopia">Elections in Ethiopia">Ethiopia
- Presidential: 25 October 2018
- House of People's Representatives: 24 May 2015
Gabon">Elections in Gabon">Gabon
- Presidential: 27 August 2016
- National Assembly: 6 and 27 October 2018
The Gambia">Elections in the Gambia">The Gambia
- Presidential: 1 December 2016
- National Assembly: 6 April 2017
Ghana">Elections in Ghana">Ghana
- Presidential: 7 December 2016
- Parliamentary: 7 December 2016
Guinea">Elections in Guinea">Guinea
- Presidential: 11 October 2015
- National Assembly 22 March 2020
- Constitutional Referendum 22 March 2020
Guinea-Bissau">Elections in Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau
- Presidential: 24 November and 29 December 2019
- People's National Assembly: 10 March 2019
Kenya">Elections in Kenya">Kenya
- Presidential: 26 October 2017
- National Assembly: 8 August 2017
- Constitutional Referendum: 4 August 2010
Lesotho">Elections in Lesotho">Lesotho
- National Assembly: 3 June 2017
Liberia">Elections in Liberia">Liberia
- Presidential: 10 October and 26 December 2017
- Senate: 10 October 2017
- House of Representatives: 10 October 2017
Libya">Elections in Libya">Libya
Madagascar">Elections in Madagascar">Madagascar
- Presidential: 7 November and 19 December 2018
- National Assembly: 27 May 2019
- Constitutional Referendum: 17 November 2010
Malawi">Elections in Malawi">Malawi
- Presidential: 21 May 2019
- National Assembly: 21 May 2019
Mali">Elections in Mali">Mali
- Presidential: 29 July and 12 August 2018
- National Assembly: 29 March and 19 April 2020
Mauritania">Elections in Mauritania">Mauritania
- Presidential: 22 June 2019
- National Assembly: 1 and 15 September 2018
Mauritius">Elections in Mauritius">Mauritius
- National Assembly: 7 November 2019
Morocco">Elections in Morocco">Morocco
- Chamber of Representatives: 7 October 2016
Mozambique">Elections in Mozambique">Mozambique
- Presidential: 15 October 2019
- National Assembly: 15 October 2019
Namibia">Elections in Namibia">Namibia
- Presidential: 27 November 2019
- National Assembly: 27 November 2019
Niger">Elections in Niger">Niger
- Presidential: 21 February and 20 March 2016
- Presidential: 21 February 2016
Nigeria">Elections in Nigeria">Nigeria
- Presidential: 23-24 February 2019
- Senate: 23-24 February 2019
- House of Representatives: 23-24 February 2019
Republic of Congo">Elections in the Republic of Congo">Republic of Congo
- Presidential: 20 March 2016
- National Assembly: 16 and 30 July 2017
Rwanda">Elections in Rwanda">Rwanda
- Presidential: 4 August 2017
- Chamber of Deputies: 3 September 2018
São Tomé and Príncipe">Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe
- Presidential: 17 July and 7 August 2016
- National Assembly: 7 October 2018
Senegal">Elections in Senegal">Senegal
- Presidential: 24 February 2019
- National Assembly: 30 July 2017
Seychelles">Elections in Seychelles">Seychelles
- Presidential: 3-5 and 16-18 December 2015
- National Assembly: 8-10 September 2016
Sierra Leone">Elections in Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone
- Presidential: 7 and 30 March 2018
- House of Representatives: 7 March 2018
Somalia">Elections in Somalia">Somalia
- Presidential: 8 February 2017
- House of the People: 23 October and 10 November 2016
South Africa">Elections in South Africa">South Africa
- National Assembly: 8 May 2019
South Sudan">Elections in South Sudan">South Sudan
Sudan">Elections in Sudan">Sudan
- Presidential: 13–16 April 2015
- National Assembly: 13-16 April 2015
Swaziland">Elections in Swaziland">Swaziland
- House of Assembly: 18 August and 21 September 2018
Tanzania">Elections in Tanzania">Tanzania
- Presidential: 25 October 2015
- National Assembly: 25 October 2015
Togo">Elections in Togo">Togo
- Presidential 22 February 2020
- National Assembly: 20 December 2018
Tunisia">Elections in Tunisia">Tunisia
- Presidential: 15 September and 13 October 2019
- Chamber of Deputies: 6 October 2019
Uganda">Elections in Uganda">Uganda
- Presidential: 18 February 2016
- Parliament: 18 February 2016
Western Sahara">Elections in Western Sahara">Western Sahara
- National Council: 19-21 February 2012
Zambia">Elections in Zambia">Zambia
- Presidential: 11 August 2016
- National Assembly: 11 August 2016
Zimbabwe">Elections in Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe
- Presidential: 30 July 2018
- National Assembly: 30 July 2018
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