Elections

Election calendar

Upcoming elections across Africa. Every date comes from the country's own electoral commission and is checked before it appears here.

Next 12 months

4 countries have a national election date published

Electoral commissions usually publish dates a few months before polling day.

Shaded tiles: national or sub-national election in the next 12 months. Select a country to open its page.

Source: national electoral commissions, checked by PollsAfricaPollsAfrica

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Date	Country	Election	Level	Official source
24 Oct 2026 to 30 Nov 2026	Rwanda	Local elections	Sub-national	National Electoral Commission (NEC)
4 Nov 2026	Tanzania	By-election	Sub-national	Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
4 Nov 2026	South Africa	Local elections	Sub-national	Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
15 Nov 2026	Cabo Verde	Presidential election	National	Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE)
5 Dec 2026	Gambia	Presidential election	National	Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
22 Dec 2026	South Sudan	General election	National	National Elections Commission (NEC)
2027	Tunisia	Legislative election	National	Instance Supérieure Indépendante pour les Élections (ISIE / الهيئة العليا المستقلة للانتخابات)
16 Jan 2027	Nigeria	General election	National	Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
6 Feb 2027	Nigeria	Governorship and state assembly elections	Sub-national	Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
10 Apr 2027	Gambia	Legislative election	National	Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
22 May 2027	Gambia	Councillor elections	Sub-national	Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
26 Jun 2027	Gambia	Mayoral and chairmanship elections	Sub-national	Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
September 2030	Malawi	General election	National	Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)