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2020 African Election Calender

2020 is again a year with many elections across the African continent. A list of the most important ones can be found here. 

 

2020 African Election Calender

updated February 2020 

CountryElectionDate
Burkina FasoPresident & National AssemblyDue 22 Nov 2020
BurundiPresidentDue 20 May 2020
 

National Assembly, Local, Collines
Senate (indirect)

Due 7 Jun 2020
CameroonNational Assembly, Senate & local

9 Feb 2020; postponed from
Oct 2019 and late 2018

Central African
Republic
President27 Dec 2020 (runoff 14
Feb 2021)
ChadNational Assembly & localDue Feb 2020, postponed
from late 2019
ComoresParliamentaryFirst elections 19 Jan 2020 
(runoff 23 Feb 2020)
Côte d'IvoirePresidentDue 31 Oct 2020
EgyptHouse of RepresentativesDue Nov 2020
EthiopiaHouse of People's Representatives, 
Regional State Councils & locals
Due 16 Aug 2020,
postponed from May 2020
House of Federation (indirect, by
Regional State Councils)
Due 2020
GabonSenateDue late 2020
Ghana President & National AssemblyDue 7 Dec 2020
GuineaNational AssemblyDue 1 Mar 2020, postponed
from 16 Feb 2020
PresidentDue Oct 2020
MaliNational AssemblyDue 29 Mar 2020, postponed
from 30 Jun 2019
NamibiaRegional Councils & localDue Nov 2020
National Council (indirect by
Regional Councils)
Due 2020
NigerLocalDue 1 Nov 2020
President & National AssemblyDue 27 Dec 2020, 
(runoff 21 Feb 2021)
SenegalLocal Due late 2020, postponed 
from Dec 2019
SomaliaHouse of PeopleDue Dec 2020
Somaliland 
(autonomous
region)
House of Representatives & SenateDue 2020, postponed from
late 2019 and Mar 2019
Seychelles PresidentDue late 2020
SudanPresidential & National AssemblyDue Feb 2020, postponed
from late 2019
TanzaniaPresident, National Assembly, 
Zanzibar House of Representatives
& Zanzibar President & Local
Due 4 Oct 2020
TogoPresidentDue 22 Feb 2020