# Elections in Africa

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 2024
* Parliament: 7 December 2024

## 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: 15 July 2014
* 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 |