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This page lists the most recent (direct) national elections in African countries.

Algeria

Presidential: 12 December 2019
People's National Assembly: 12 June 2021

Angola

Presidential: 24 August 2022
National Assembly: 24 August 2022

Benin

Presidential: 11 April 2021
National Assembly: 28 April 2019

Botswana

Presidential: 23 October 2019
National Assembly: 23 October 2019

Burkina Faso

Presidential: 22 November 2020
National Assembly: 22 November 2020

Burundi

Presidential: 20 May 2020
National Assembly: 20 May 2020
Constitutional Referendum: 17 May 2018

Cameroon

Presidential: 7 October 2018
National Assembly: 9 February 2020

Cape Verde

Presidential: 17 October 2021
National Assembly: 20 March 2016

Central African Republic

Presidential: 30 December 2015 and 14 February 2016
National Assembly: 14 February and 31 March 2016

Chad

Presidential: 10 April 2016
National Assembly: 13 February 2011
Constitutional Referendum: 6 June 2005

Comoros

Presidential: 24 March 2019
Assembly of the Union: 19 January and 23 February 2020

Côte d'Ivoire

Presidential 25 October 2015
National Assembly: 18 December 2016

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Presidential: 30 December 2018
National Assembly: 30 December 2018

Djibouti

Presidential: 8 April 2016
National Assembly: 23 February 2018

Egypt

Presidential: 26–28 March 2018
People's Assembly: 17 October – 2 December 2015 (three stages)
Constitutional Referendum: 20–22 April 2019

Equatorial Guinea

Presidential: 24 April 2016
House of People's Representatives: 12 November 2017

Eritrea

Eritrea, since independence, has repeatedly postponed elections.

Ethiopia

Presidential: 25 October 2018
House of People's Representatives: 24 May 2015

Gabon

Presidential: 27 August 2016
National Assembly: 6 and 27 October 2018

The Gambia

Presidential: 1 December 2016
National Assembly: 6 April 2017

Ghana

Presidential: 7 December 2016
Parliamentary: 7 December 2016

Guinea

Presidential: 11 October 2015
National Assembly 22 March 2020
Constitutional Referendum 22 March 2020

Guinea-Bissau

Presidential: 24 November and 29 December 2019
People's National Assembly: 10 March 2019

Kenya

Presidential: 26 October 2017
National Assembly: 8 August 2017
Constitutional Referendum: 4 August 2010

Lesotho

National Assembly: 3 June 2017

Liberia

Presidential: 10 October and 26 December 2017
Senate: 10 October 2017
House of Representatives: 10 October 2017

Libya

Libya does not hold elections.

Madagascar

Presidential: 7 November and 19 December 2018
National Assembly: 27 May 2019
Constitutional Referendum: 17 November 2010

Malawi

Presidential: 21 May 2019
National Assembly: 21 May 2019

Mali

Presidential: 29 July and 12 August 2018
National Assembly: 29 March and 19 April 2020

Mauritania

Presidential: 22 June 2019
National Assembly: 1 and 15 September 2018

Mauritius

National Assembly: 7 November 2019

Morocco

Chamber of Representatives: 7 October 2016

Mozambique

Presidential: 15 October 2019
National Assembly: 15 October 2019

Namibia

Presidential: 27 November 2019
National Assembly: 27 November 2019

Niger

Presidential: 21 February and 20 March 2016
Presidential: 21 February 2016

Nigeria

Presidential: 23–24 February 2019
Senate: 23–24 February 2019
House of Representatives: 23–24 February 2019

Republic of Congo

Presidential: 20 March 2016
National Assembly: 16 and 30 July 2017

Rwanda

Presidential: 4 August 2017
Chamber of Deputies: 3 September 2018

São Tomé and Príncipe

Presidential: 17 July and 7 August 2016
National Assembly: 7 October 2018

Senegal

Presidential: 24 February 2019
National Assembly: 30 July 2017

Seychelles

Presidential: 3-5 and 16–18 December 2015
National Assembly: 8–10 September 2016

Sierra Leone

Presidential: 7 and 30 March 2018
House of Representatives: 7 March 2018

Somalia

Presidential: 8 February 2017
House of the People: 23 October and 10 November 2016

South Africa

National Assembly: 8 May 2019

South Sudan

Presidential: 11-15 April 2010

Sudan

Presidential: 13–16 April 2015
National Assembly: 13–16 April 2015

Swaziland

House of Assembly: 18 August and 21 September 2018

Tanzania

Presidential: 25 October 2015
National Assembly: 25 October 2015

Togo

Presidential 22 February 2020
National Assembly: 20 December 2018

Tunisia

Presidential: 15 September and 13 October 2019
Chamber of Deputies: 6 October 2019

Uganda

Presidential: 18 February 2016
Parliament: 18 February 2016
Presidential: 14 January 2021

Western Sahara

National Council: 19–21 February 2012

Zambia

Presidential: 11 August 2016
National Assembly: 11 August 2016

Zimbabwe

Presidential: 30 July 2018
National Assembly: 30 July 2018

Summary

Summary of East Africa Elections
Country	Presidential Elections (1999–2019)	Recent Election Year	Next Election	Presidential Votes Cast in Last Election	Registered Voters
South Sudan	2	2010	2021	2,813,830	4,800,000
Uganda	4	2016	2021	10,329,131	15,277,198
Kenya	4	2017	2022	15,593,050	19,611,423
Tanzania	3	2015	2020	15,596,110	23,161,440
Rwanda	3	2017	2024	6,769,514	6,897,076
Burundi	4	2020	2025	2,826,072	3,848,119

Political Events in African Countries by Region, 1999–2017
Region	President/Prime Minsister	Parliamentary Elections	Peace Treaties	Total Countries
Southern Africa	48	33	6	12
Central Africa	24	25	6	8
East Africa	42	35	5	13
West Africa	55	59	0	15
North Africa	18	18	2	6
Total	187	170	19	54

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