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Elections

Africa election calendar

Every election from 2015 to 2028 across Africa, with turnout and winners for the ones already held. Dates come from each country's electoral commission, and from IFES ElectionGuide where a commission site could not be reached.

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Election calendar, month by month

Pick a month or year, or switch to the list for turnout and winners. A year on its own, shown as “Due by”, means the vote falls within that year and the day is not yet announced.

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October 2026

1 election in October 2026. Use the left and right arrow keys, or swipe, to change month.

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Saturday 24 October

Due in 2026, date not set

Showing 126 of 126 elections.

Next 12 months

10 elections with a date in the next 12 months, 5 of them national

DateCountryElection
4 Nov 2026South AfricaLocal elections
15 Nov 2026Cabo VerdePresidential election
5 Dec 2026GambiaPresidential election
22 Dec 2026South SudanGeneral election
16 Jan 2027NigeriaGeneral election
6 Feb 2027NigeriaLocal elections
10 Apr 2027GambiaParliamentary election
22 May 2027GambiaLocal elections
26 Jun 2027GambiaLocal elections
10 Aug 2027KenyaGeneral election

Sources: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) (retrieved 21 Oct 2026); Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); National Elections Commission (NEC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026).

Due in this period, day not yet announced

DueCountryElection
Due by 2026Burkina FasoPresidential election
Due by 2026CameroonParliamentary election
Due by 2026CameroonLocal elections
Due by 2026Côte d'IvoireParliamentary election
Due by 2026GhanaLocal elections
Due by 2026Guinea-BissauPresidential election
Due by 2026São Tomé and PríncipePresidential election
Due by 2026São Tomé and PríncipeParliamentary election
Due by 2026SomaliaPresidential election
Due by 2027AngolaGeneral election
Due by 2027BurundiGeneral election
Due by 2027CongoParliamentary election
Due by 2027Equatorial GuineaParliamentary election
Due by 2027Equatorial GuineaSenate election
Due by 2027LesothoParliamentary election
Due by 2027NigeriaLocal elections
Due by 2027Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicParliamentary election
Due by 2027TunisiaParliamentary election

Sources: IFES ElectionGuide (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Commission Électorale Indépendante (CEI) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Comissão Nacional Eleitoral (CNE) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Comissão Nacional Eleitoral (CNE) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026); Instance Supérieure Indépendante pour les Élections (ISIE) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026).

Window: 29 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2027.

TunisiaTUNMoroccoMARAlgeriaDZALibyaLBYEgyptEGYCabo Verde: Presidential election, 15 Nov 2026CPVMauritaniaMRTMaliMLINigerNERChadTCDSudanSDNEritreaERISenegalSENGambia: Presidential election, 5 Dec 2026GMBGuinea-BissauGNBBurkina FasoBFANigeria: General election, 16 Jan 2027NGACentral African RepublicCAFSouth Sudan: General election, 22 Dec 2026SSDEthiopiaETHDjiboutiDJIGuineaGINSierra LeoneSLECôte d'IvoireCIVGhanaGHATogoTGOBeninBENCameroonCMRUgandaUGAKenya: General election, 10 Aug 2027KENSomaliaSOMLiberiaLBRSão Tomé and PríncipeSTPEquatorial GuineaGNQGabonGABCongoCOGDemocratic Republic of the CongoCODRwandaRWABurundiBDIAngolaAGOZambiaZMBMalawiMWITanzaniaTZASeychellesSYCNamibiaNAMBotswanaBWAZimbabweZWEMozambiqueMOZComorosCOMMadagascarMDGSouth Africa: Local elections, 4 Nov 2026ZAFLesothoLSOEswatiniSWZMauritiusMUS
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PollsAfrica (2026). Africa election calendar. Retrieved 21 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/elections