Africa: Africa Elections 2021 – All the Upcoming Votes

A regularly updated list of the upcoming elections in Africa in 2021.

Last updated: 11 January 2021

Here are the upcoming elections in list form. The exact dates are liable to change.

January 2021

14: Uganda – President + National Assembly

February 2021

8: Somalia – President + Parliament

21: Niger – Presidential run-off

March 2021

6: Côte d’Ivoire – Parliament

21: Congo-Brazzaville – President

Cabo Verde – President + Parliament

Beyond/ Unconfirmed

9 April: Djibouti – President (run off 23 April)

10 April: Chad – President

11 April: Benin – President

May: Somaliland – Parliament

5 June: Ethiopia – Parliament

5 June: The Gambia – Referendum

June: São Tomé and Príncipe – President

12 August: Zambia – President + Parliament

24 October 2021: Chad – Parliament

October: Morocco – Parliament

4 December: The Gambia – President

24 December: Libya – President + Parliament