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)