There are a number of important elections across Africa scheduled for 2016 and over the next year, Africa Integrity Insights will examine a selection of these. As an introduction to the upcoming publications we have compiled a list of countries where elections are set to take place in 2016, including the scheduled date (when available) and the type of election.

• Benin: Presidential (28th February)
• Burkina Faso: Municipal (31st January)
• Cape Verde: Parliamentary and Presidential (February & August)
• Central African Republic: Parliamentary and Presidential Run-off (31st January)
• Chad: Presidential (April)
• Côte d’Ivoire: Parliamentary (December)
• Comoros: Presidential (21st February)
• Congo-Brazzaville: Presidential (20th March)
• Democratic Republic of Congo: Legislative and Presidential (27th November)
• Djibouti: Presidential (April)
• Equatorial Guinea: Presidential (November)
• Gabon: Parliamentary and Presidential (December)
• Gambia: Presidential (1st December)
• Ghana: Parliamentary and Presidential (7th November)
• Niger: Parliamentary & Presidential and Local (21st February & 9th May)
• Rwanda: Local Government (8th, 22nd & 27th February and 22nd March)
• Sao Tome and Principe: Presidential (July)
• Senegal: Constitutional Referendum (May)
• South Africa: Municipal (May-August)
• Sudan: Darfur Referendum (11th April)
• Tanzania: Zanzibar Re-run (20th March)
• Tunisia: Municipal and Regional (30th October)
• Uganda: General (18th February)
• Zambia: Legislative and Presidential (11th August)