# 2016 UCI Africa Tour

The 2016 UCI Africa Tour was the 12th season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 18 January with the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and ended on 16 October with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Salah Eddine Mraouni (289 points) of Morocco is the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:
* Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
* One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2

## Events

| Date | Race Name | Location | UCI Rating | Winner | Team |
| 28 Dec–2 Jan | Tour of Egypt | Egypt | 2.2 | Mounir Makhchoun (MAR) | Morocco national team |
| 18–24 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | Gabon | 2.1 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie |
| 22 February | African Continental Championships – Team Time Trial | Morocco | CC | Elias Afewerki (ERI) Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Amanuel Gebreigzabhier (ERI) Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Eritrea national team |
| 24 February | African Continental Championships – Time Trial U23 | Morocco | CC | Valens Ndayisenga (RWA) | Rwanda national team |
| 24 February | African Continental Championships – Time Trial | Morocco | CC | Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) | Morocco national team |
| 26 February | African Continental Championships – Road Race U23 | Morocco | CC | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier (ERI) | Eritrea national team |
| 26 February | African Continental Championships – Road Race | Morocco | CC | Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Eritrea national team |
| 4 March | Circuit d'Alger | Algeria | 1.2 | Jesús Alberto Rubio (ESP) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 5–7 March | Tour d'Oranie | Algeria | 2.2 | Luca Wackermann (ITA) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 8 March | GP de la Ville d'Oran | Algeria | 1.2 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 10–12 March | Tour de Blida | Algeria | 2.2 | Luca Wackermann (ITA) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 12–20 March | Tour du Cameroun | Cameroon | 2.2 | Mohammed Amine Errafai (MAR) | Morocco national team |
| 13–16 March | Tour de Setif | Algeria | 2.2 | Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 17 March | Critérium International de Sétif | Algeria | 1.2 | Adil Barbari (ALG) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 19–22 March | Tour d'Annaba | Algeria | 2.2 | Luca Wackermann (ITA) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 23–25 March | Tour de Constantine | Algeria | 2.2 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 26 March | Circuit de Constantine | Algeria | 1.2 | Joseph Areruya (RWA) | Rwanda national team |
| 28 March | Critérium International de Blida | Algeria | 1.2 | Nassim Saidi (ALG) | Al Marakeb Cycling Team |
| 1–10 April | Tour du Maroc | Morocco | 2.2 | Stefan Schumacher (GER) | Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling |
| 16 April | Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge | Eritrea | 1.2 | Mikiel Habtom (ERI) | Team Salina |
| 17 April | Massawa Circuit | Eritrea | 1.2 | Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Sharjah Team |
| 19–23 April | Tour Eritrea | Eritrea | 2.2 | Merhawi Goitom (ERI) | Team Tsen'at |
| 23–30 April | Tour du Sénégal | Senegal | 2.2 | Abdellah Benyoucef (ALG) | Algeria national team |
| 24 April | Asmara Circuit | Eritrea | 1.2 | Yonas Fissahaye (ERI) | Eritrea national team |
| 5 May | Trophée Princier | Morocco | 1.2 | Thomas Vaubourzeix (FRA) | Lupus Racing Team |
| 7 May | Trophée de l'Anniversaire | Morocco | 1.2 | Soufiane Sahbaoui (MAR) | Centre Maroc |
| 8 May | Trophée de la Maison Royale | Morocco | 1.2 | Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) | Al Marakeb Cycling Team |
| 21–25 May | Tour de Tunisie | Tunisia | 2.2 | Abderrahmane Mansouri (ALG) | Sharjah Team |
| 28 Aug–2 Sep | Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi | Ethiopia | 2.2 | Tedros Redae (ETH) | Ethiopia national team |
| 24–30 September | Tour de Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | 2.2 | Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) | Morocco national team |
| 12–16 October | Grand Prix Chantal Biya | Cameroon | 2.2 | Martial Roman (FRA) | Selection Auvergne Rhône Alpes |

## Final standings
### Individual classification

| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Issak Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) | Sharjah Team | 432 |
| 2 | Adil Barbari (ALG) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | 284 |
| 3 | Soufiane Haddi (MAR) | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | 281 |
| 4 | Abderrahmane Mansouri (ALG) | Sharjah Team | 244 |
| 5 | Mouhssine Lahsaini (MAR) | | 219 |
| 6 | Essaïd Abelouache (MAR) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | 218 |
| 7 | Luca Wackermann (ITA) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | 212 |
| 8 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | Team Dimension Data | 200 |
| 9 | Elias Afewerki (ERI) | Sharjah Team | 192 |
| 10 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | 180 |

### Teams classification

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | 1019 |
| 2 | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli | 523 |
| 3 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | 507 |
| 4 | Sharjah Team | 415 |
| 5 | Direct Énergie | 214 |
| 6 | Al Marakeb Cycling Team | 211 |
| 7 | Fortuneo–Vital Concept | 203 |
| 8 | Stradalli–Bike Aid | 163 |
| 9 | Lupus Racing Team | 102 |
| 10 | Unieuro–Wilier | 90 |

### Nations classification

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1582 |
| 2 | Morocco | 1417.5 |
| 3 | Algeria | 1277 |
| 4 | South Africa | 662 |
| 5 | Rwanda | 502 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 404 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 343 |
| 8 | Egypt | 167.32 |
| 9 | Namibia | 142 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast | 81 |