Elections in Africa explained

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: 8 January 2023

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: 18 April 2021

Central African Republic

Presidential: 27 December 2020
National Assembly: 27 December 2020 and 14 March 2021

Chad

Presidential: 11 April 2021
National Assembly: 13 February 2011
Constitutional Referendum: 6 June 2005

Comoros

Presidential: 14 January 2024
Assembly of the Union: 19 January and 23 February 2020

Côte d'Ivoire

Presidential 31 October 2020
National Assembly

6 March 2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Presidential: 20 December 2023
National Assembly: 20 December 2023

Djibouti

Presidential: 9 April 2021
National Assembly: 24 February 2023

Egypt

Presidential

10–12 December 2023

People's Assembly: 24 October–8 December 2020 (two phases each with two rounds)
Constitutional Referendum: 20–22 April 2019

Equatorial Guinea

Presidential: 20 November 2022
Senate: 20 November 2022
Chamber of Deputies: 20 November 2022

Eritrea

Eritrea, since independence, has repeatedly postponed elections.

Ethiopia

Presidential: 25 October 2018
House of People's Representatives: 21 June and 30 September 2021

Gabon

Presidential: 26 August 2023
National Assembly: 26 August 2023

The Gambia

Presidential: 4 December 2021
National Assembly: 9 April 2022

Ghana

Presidential: 7 December 2020
Parliament: 7 December 2020

Guinea

Presidential

18 October 2020

National Assembly 22 March 2020
Constitutional Referendum 22 March 2020

Guinea-Bissau

Presidential: 24 November and 29 December 2019
National People's Assembly: 4 June 2023

Kenya

Presidential: 9 August 2022
National Assembly: 9 August 2022
Senate: 9 August 2022
Constitutional Referendum: 4 August 2010

Lesotho

National Assembly: 7 October 2022

Liberia

Presidential: 10 October and 14 November 2023
Senate: 10 October 2023
House of Representatives: 10 October 2023

Libya

Libya does not hold elections.

Madagascar

Presidential: 16 November 2023
National Assembly: 29 May 2024
Constitutional Referendum: 17 November 2010

Malawi

Presidential: 23 June 2020
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: 13 and 27 May 2023

Mauritius

National Assembly: 7 November 2019

Morocco

Chamber of Representatives: 8 September 2021

Mozambique

Presidential: 15 October 2019
Assembly of the Republic: 15 October 2019

Namibia

Presidential: 27 November 2019
National Assembly: 27 November 2019

Niger

Presidential: 27 December 2020 and 21 February 2021
National Assembly: 27 December 2020

Nigeria

Presidential: 25 February 2023
Senate: 25 February 2023
House of Representatives: 25 February 2023

Republic of the Congo

Presidential: 21 March 2021
National Assembly: 10 and 31 July 2022

Rwanda

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

São Tomé and Príncipe

Presidential: 18 July and 5 September 2021
National Assembly: 25 September 2022

Senegal

Presidential: 24 March 2024
National Assembly: 31 July 2022

Seychelles

Presidential: 22–24 October 2020
National Assembly: 22–24 October 2020

Sierra Leone

Presidential: 24 June 2023
Parliament: 24 June 2023

Somalia

Senate: 29 July to 13 November 2021
House of the People: 1 November 2021 to 31 March 2022

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: 29 September 2023

Tanzania

Presidential: 28 October 2020
National Assembly: 28 October 2020

Togo

Presidential

22 February 2020

National Assembly: 20 December 2018

Tunisia

Presidential: 15 September and 13 October 2019
Assembly of the Representatives of the People: 17 December 2022 and 29 January 2023

Uganda

Presidential: 14 January 2021
Parliament: 14 January 2021

Western Sahara

National Council: 8–9 April 2023

Zambia

Presidential: 12 August 2021
National Assembly: 12 August 2021

Zimbabwe

Presidential: 23 August 2023
Senate: 23 August 2023
National Assembly: 23 August 2023

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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See also

External links

Webdossier on elections in Africa

Notes and References

Web site: IEBC: Breakdown of Final 19.6 million registered voters in Kenya, 2017. 2017-06-27. Kenyayote. en-US. 2019-11-08.
Web site: Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. iebc.or.ke. 2019-11-08.
Web site: Observing Sudan's 2010 National Elections. April 2010. The Carter Center.
Web site: 2021 Uganda's general elections to cost Shs700 billion. dispatch.ug. 11 October 2018 . 2019-11-08.
Web site: Elections in South Sudan. africanelections.tripod.com. 2019-11-08.