There are a number of elections across Africa scheduled for 2015 and Africa Integrity Insights will examine a selection of these over the next two weeks. As an introduction to the upcoming publications we have compiled a list of countries where elections are set to take place in 2015, including the scheduled date (when available) and the type of election.

• Burkina Faso: Presidential (November)
• Burundi: Legislative and Presidential (26^th May & 26^th June)
• Chad: Parliamentary (Date TBC)
• Cote d’Ivoire: Presidential (October)
• Egypt: Legislative (Reportedly before end of March)
• Ethiopia: General (24^th May)
• Guinea: Municipal and Presidential (Date TBC)
• Lesotho: General (February)
• Libya: Presidential (Date TBC)
• Mali: Municipal (April)
• Mauritius: Parliamentary (May)
• Niger: Parliamentary (Date TBC)
• Nigeria: General (14^th February)
• Somaliland: General (Date TBC)
• South Sudan: General (9^th July)
• Sudan: General (2^nd April)
• Tanzania: General (October)
• Togo: Presidential (March)
• Zambia: Presidential (20^th January)