# 2016 in Africa
## Incumbents

* Algeria
** President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
** Prime Minister – Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2014–2017)
* Angola
** President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017)
* Benin
** President –
*** Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016)
*** Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
* Botswana
** President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
* Burundi
** President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
* Cameroon
** President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
** Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–2019)
* Cape Verde
** President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021)
** Prime Minister –
*** Jose Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
*** Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)
* Central African Republic
** President –
*** Catherine Samba-Panza, Transitional President of Central African Republic (2014–2016)
*** Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Transitional President of Central African Republic (2016–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mahamat Kamoun, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2014–2016)
*** Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2016–2019)
* Chad
** President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
** Prime Minister –
*** Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Prime Minister of Chad (2013–2016)
*** Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad (2016–2018)
* Comoros
** President –
*** Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros (2011–2016)
*** Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (2016–2019)
* Republic of the Congo
** President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
** Prime Minister – Clément Mouamba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2016–2021)
* Côte d'Ivoire
** President – Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2010–present)
** Prime Minister – Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2012–2017)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
** President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
** Prime Minister –
*** Matata Ponyo Mapon, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2012–2016)
*** Samy Badibanga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016–2017)
* Djibouti
** President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
** Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
* Egypt
** President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
** Prime Minister – Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
* Equatorial Guinea
** President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1982–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012–2016)
*** Vicente Ehate Tomi, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–2023)
* Eritrea
** President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
* Ethiopia
** President – Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013–2018)
** Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–2018)
* Gabon
** President – Ali Bongo, President of Gabon (2009–2023)
** Prime Minister –
*** Daniel Ona Ondo, Prime Minister of Gabon (2014–2016)
*** Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Prime Minister of Gabon (2016–2019)
* Gambia
** President – Yahya Jammeh, President of Gambia (1996–2017)
* Ghana
** President – John Mahama, President of Ghana (2012–2017)
* Guinea
** President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
* Guinea-Bissau
** President – José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2020)
** Prime Minister –
*** Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2015–2016)
*** Baciro Djá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016)
*** Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016–2018)
* Kenya
** President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–2022)
* Lesotho
** Monarch – Letsie III, Monarch of Lesotho (1996–present)
** Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2015–2017)
* Liberia
** President – Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
* Libya
** President – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the Presidential Council (2014–2021)
** Prime Minister –
*** Abdullah al-Theni, Prime Minister of Libya (2014–2016)
*** Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya (2016–2021)
* Malawi
** President – Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–2020)
* Mali
** President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013–2020)
** Prime Minister – Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2015–2017)
* Mauritania
** President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
** Prime Minister – Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)
* Mauritius
** President – Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
** Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2014–2017)
* Morocco
** King – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
** Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Prime Minister of Morocco (2011–2017)
* Mozambique
** President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
** Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–2022)
* Namibia
** President – Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (2015–2024)
** Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–present)
* Niger
** President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021)
** Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)
* Nigeria
** President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–2023)
* Rwanda
** President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
** Prime Minister – Anastase Murekezi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2014–2017)
* Sao Tome and Principe
** President –
*** Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2011–2016)
*** Evaristo Carvalho, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2016–2021)
** Prime Minister – Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe (2014–2018)
* Senegal
** President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–2024)
** Prime Minister – Mahammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
* Seychelles
** President –
*** James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016)
*** Danny Faure, President of Seychelles (2016–2020)
* Sierra Leone
** President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018)
* Somalia
** President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017)
** Prime Minister – Omar Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2014–2017)
* South Africa
** President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–2018)
* South Sudan
** President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–present)
* Sudan
** President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
* Tanzania
** President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
** Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
* Togo
** President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
** Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of Togo (2015–2020)
* Tunisia
** President – Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
** Prime Minister –
*** Habib Essid, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2015–2016)
*** Youssef Chahed, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2016–2020)
* Uganda
** President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
** Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda (2014–2021)
* Zambia
** President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
* Zimbabwe
** President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)

## Predicted and scheduled events
### January

* Central African Republic presidential election of 2016

### February

* February 18 - Ugandan general election, 2016
* February 21
** Comorian presidential election, 2016
** Niger presidential election
* February 28 - Benin presidential election
* Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2016

### March

* March 20 - Republic of Congo presidential election

### April

* April 8 - Djiboutian presidential election, 2016
* April 10 - Chadian presidential election, 2016

### August

* Cape Verdean presidential election, 2016

### September

* September 20 - Zambian general election, 2016

### November

* November 7 - Ghanaian general election, 2016
* November 27 - Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2016

### December

* Gabonese legislative election, 2016

### Unknown date

* Moroccan general election, 2016
* Next Somali parliamentary election