Elections in Africa
This page lists the most recent (direct) national elections in African countries.
- Presidential: 7 September 2024
- People's National Assembly: 12 June 2021
- Presidential: 24 August 2022
- National Assembly: 24 August 2022
- Presidential: 11 April 2021
- National Assembly: 11 January 2026
- Presidential: 30 October 2024
- National Assembly: 30 October 2024
- Presidential: 22 November 2020
- National Assembly: 22 November 2020
- Presidential: 20 May 2020
- National Assembly: 20 May 2020
- Constitutional Referendum: 17 May 2018
- Presidential: 12 October 2025
- National Assembly: 9 February 2020
- Presidential: 17 October 2021
- National Assembly: 18 April 2021
- Presidential: 28 December 2025
- National Assembly: 28 December 2025
- Presidential: 6 May 2024
- National Assembly: 29 December 2024
- Constitutional Referendum: 17 December 2023
- Presidential: 14 January 2024
- Assembly of the Union: 12 January and 30 January 2025
- Presidential 25 October 2025
- National Assembly: 27 December 2025
- Presidential: 20 December 2023
- National Assembly: 20 December 2023
- Presidential: 9 April 2021
- National Assembly: 24 February 2023
- Presidential: 10–12 December 2023
- People's Assembly: 10-11 November and 24-25 November 2025
- Constitutional Referendum: 20–22 April 2019
- Presidential: 20 November 2022
- Senate: 20 November 2022
- Chamber of Deputies: 20 November 2022
Eritrea, since independence, has repeatedly postponed elections.
- Presidential: 7 October 2024
- House of People's Representatives: 21 June and 30 September 2021
- Presidential: 12 April 2025
- National Assembly: 12 April 2025
- Presidential: 4 December 2021
- National Assembly: 9 April 2022
- Presidential: 7 December 2024
- Parliament: 7 December 2024
- Presidential: 28 December 2025
- National Assembly 22 March 2020
- Constitutional Referendum 21 September 2025
- Presidential: 23 November 2025
- National People's Assembly: 23 November 2025
- Presidential: 9 August 2022
- National Assembly: 9 August 2022
- Senate: 9 August 2022
- Constitutional Referendum: 4 August 2010
- National Assembly: 7 October 2022
- Presidential: 10 October and 14 November 2023
- Senate: 10 October 2023
- House of Representatives: 10 October 2023
Libya does not hold elections.
- Presidential: 16 November 2023
- National Assembly: 29 May 2024
- Constitutional Referendum: 17 November 2010
- Presidential: 16 September 2025
- National Assembly: 16 September 2025
- Presidential: 29 July and 12 August 2018
- National Assembly: 29 March and 19 April 2020
- Presidential: 29 June 2024
- National Assembly: 13 and 27 May 2023
- National Assembly: 10 November 2024
- Chamber of Representatives: 8 September 2021
- Presidential: 9 October 2024
- Assembly of the Republic: 9 October 2024
- Presidential: 27 November 2019
- National Assembly: 27 November 2019
- Presidential: 27 December 2020 and 21 February 2021
- National Assembly: 27 December 2020
- Presidential: 25 February 2023
- Senate: 25 February 2023
- House of Representatives: 25 February 2023
- Presidential: 21 March 2021
- National Assembly: 10 and 31 July 2022
- Presidential: 15 July 2024
- Chamber of Deputies: 15 July 2024
- Presidential: 18 July and 5 September 2021
- National Assembly: 25 September 2022
- Presidential: 24 March 2024
- National Assembly: 17 November 2024
- Presidential: 25–27 September and 9-11 October 2025
- National Assembly: 25–27 September and 9-11 October 2025
- Presidential: 24 June 2023
- Parliament: 24 June 2023
- Senate: 29 July to 13 November 2021
- House of the People: 1 November 2021 to 31 March 2022
- National Assembly: 29 May 2024
- Presidential: 11–15 April 2010
- Presidential: 13–16 April 2015
- National Assembly: 13–16 April 2015
- House of Assembly: 29 September 2023
- Presidential: 29 October 2025
- National Assembly: 29 October 2025
- Presidential: 3 May 2025
- National Assembly: 29 April 2024
- Presidential: 6 October 2024
- Assembly of the Representatives of the People: 17 December 2022 and 29 January 2023
- Presidential: 15 January 2026
- Parliament: 15 January 2026
- National Council: 8–9 April 2023
- Presidential: 12 August 2021
- National Assembly: 12 August 2021
- Presidential: 23 August 2023
- Senate: 23 August 2023
- National Assembly: 23 August 2023
Summary
| Summary of East Africa Elections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Presidential Elections (1999–2026) | Recent Election Year | Next Election | Presidential Votes Cast in Last Election | Registered Voters |
| South Sudan | 2 | 2010 | 2026 | 2,813,830 | 4,800,000 |
| Uganda | 6 | 2026 | 2031 | 11,366,201 | 21,649,067 |
| Kenya | 6 | 2022 | 2027 | 14,326,641 | 22,120,458 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 2025 | 2030 | 32,678,844 | 37,647,235 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 2024 | 2029 | 8,907,876 | 9,071,157 |
| Burundi | 5 | 2025 | 2030 | 5,945,869 | 6,013,498 |
| 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 |
See also
References
- ^ "Kenya election result: William Ruto wins presidential poll". BBC News. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Observing Sudan's 2010 National Elections" (PDF). The Carter Center. April 2010.
- ^ "Incumbent President Museveni takes strong lead in Uganda election count". Al Jazeera. 16 January 2026. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Elections in South Sudan". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.