Elections in Africa

These are the dates of the next elections in Africa as gathered from different websites and the African Union

2010 ELECTIONS

PAST ELECTIONS

Togo / 4 March (postponed from 28 Feb 2010) / Presidential
Sudan / 11-19 April (postponed from Jul 2009) / Presidential – Parliamentary
Ethiopia / 23 May / Parliamentary
Central-African Republic / May Run off / Presidential
Guinea / 1st round 27 Jun, 2nd round 18 Jul 2010 / Presidential
Burundi / 28 June / Presidential
Burundi / 23 July / Parliamentary
Burundi / 28 Jul / Senate (indirect)
Rwanda / 9 August / Presidential
Madagascar / 12 August / Referendum for new Constitution
Mauritius / July (according to African Union / Parliamentary
Mauritius / 5 May / National Assembly (according to eisa.org.za)
Tanzania / 31 July / Zanzibar constitutional amendment referendum
Egypt / 1-8 Jun 2010 / Shura Council (half of members)
Sao Tome and Principe / 21 February / National Assembly (according to eisa.org.za – no date from African Union)
Guinea / 27 June (1st round) – 18 July (2nd round) / presidential
Guinea-Bissau / moved forward to 28 Jun 2009 from Jun 2010, due to assassination of president / President (1st round)
Kenya / 4 August / Constitutional referendum
Rwanda / 9 Aug 2010 / President (1st round)
Somaliland (autonomous region) / 26 Jun 2010 (postponed repeately from 31 Aug 2008) / President
Tunisia / 9 May 2010 / Local Government

INCOMING ELECTIONS

Madagascar / 30 September / National Assembly
Madagascar / 20 October (according to African Union) 26 November (according to eisa.org.za) / Presidential
Chad / 28 or 29 November (postponed from 2009 and 2006) / National Assembly
Chad / 12 December / Local
Mauritius / October / Local Government
Tanzania / October / Presidential/ Parliamentary
Burkina Faso / 21 November (1st round) / Presidential
Egypt / November / Parliamentary (People’s Assembly)
Angola / … / Presidential
Côte d’Ivoire / Mid 2010 (postponed from 29 Nov 2009) / Presidential
Côte d’Ivoire / 2010? /Parliamentary
Burkina Faso / 21 November / Presidential (1st round)
Comoros / November / presidential (according to eisa.org.za)
Equatorial Guinea / December / presidential
Ghana / August / local government
Guinea / late 2010 ? / National Assembly & Local
Lesotho / postponed, no date set from Apr 2010 / Local Government
Malawi / 23 November 2010 (postponed since 2000) / Local
Namibia / November / Regional Councils
Namibia / 2010 / National Council (indirect)
Namibia / before 1 December 2010 / Local
Niger / 24 Oct 2010 / Referendum
Niger / 26 Dec 2010 / President (1st round)
Somaliland / Sep 2010 / House of Representatives
Somaliland / late 2010? / Local Government
Central-African Republic / postponed to 24 Oct 2010 from 16 May and 25 Apr 2010 / Presidential – Parliamentary

Updated  on March, 11, 2010 by the African Union Electoral Assistance Unit

These informations were gathered by Africanews from the African Union website and from www.eisa.org.za