2016 in Africa
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Incumbents
- Algeria
- President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
- Prime Minister – Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2014–2017)
- Angola
- President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017)
- Benin
- President –
- Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016)
- Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
- President –
- Botswana
- President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
- Burundi
- President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
- Cameroon
- President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
- Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–2019)
- Cape Verde
- President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021)
- Prime Minister –
- Jose Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
- Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)
- Central African Republic
- President –
- Prime Minister –
- Mahamat Kamoun, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2014–2016)
- Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2016–2019)
- Chad
- President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
- Prime Minister –
- Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Prime Minister of Chad (2013–2016)
- Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad (2016–2018)
- Comoros
- President –
- Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros (2011–2016)
- Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (2016–2019)
- President –
- Republic of the Congo
- President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
- Prime Minister – Clément Mouamba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2016–2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- President – Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2010–present)
- Prime Minister – Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2012–2017)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
- Prime Minister –
- Djibouti
- President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
- Egypt
- President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
- Prime Minister – Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
- Equatorial Guinea
- President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1982–present)
- Prime Minister –
- Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012–2016)
- Vicente Ehate Tomi, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–2023)
- Eritrea
- President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
- Ethiopia
- President – Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013–2018)
- Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–2018)
- Gabon
- President – Ali Bongo, President of Gabon (2009–2023)
- Prime Minister –
- Daniel Ona Ondo, Prime Minister of Gabon (2014–2016)
- Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Prime Minister of Gabon (2016–2019)
- Gambia
- President – Yahya Jammeh, President of Gambia (1996–2017)
- Ghana
- President – John Mahama, President of Ghana (2012–2017)
- Guinea
- President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
- Guinea-Bissau
- President – José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2020)
- Prime Minister –
- Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2015–2016)
- Baciro Djá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016)
- Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016–2018)
- Kenya
- President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–2022)
- Lesotho
- Monarch – Letsie III, Monarch of Lesotho (1996–present)
- Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2015–2017)
- Liberia
- President – Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
- Libya
- President – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the Presidential Council (2014–2021)
- Prime Minister –
- Abdullah al-Theni, Prime Minister of Libya (2014–2016)
- Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya (2016–2021)
- Malawi
- President – Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–2020)
- Mali
- President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013–2020)
- Prime Minister – Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2015–2017)
- Mauritania
- President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
- Prime Minister – Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)
- Mauritius
- President – Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
- Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2014–2017)
- Morocco
- King – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Prime Minister of Morocco (2011–2017)
- Mozambique
- President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
- Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–2022)
- Namibia
- President – Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (2015–2024)
- Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–present)
- Niger
- President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021)
- Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)
- Nigeria
- President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–2023)
- Rwanda
- President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
- Prime Minister – Anastase Murekezi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2014–2017)
- Sao Tome and Principe
- President –
- Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2011–2016)
- Evaristo Carvalho, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2016–2021)
- Prime Minister – Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe (2014–2018)
- President –
- Senegal
- President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–2024)
- Prime Minister – Mahammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
- Seychelles
- President –
- James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016)
- Danny Faure, President of Seychelles (2016–2020)
- President –
- Sierra Leone
- President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018)
- Somalia
- President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017)
- Prime Minister – Omar Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2014–2017)
- South Africa
- President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–2018)
- South Sudan
- President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–present)
- Sudan
- President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
- Tanzania
- President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
- Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
- Togo
- President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
- Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of Togo (2015–2020)
- Tunisia
- President – Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
- Prime Minister –
- Habib Essid, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2015–2016)
- Youssef Chahed, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2016–2020)
- Uganda
- President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
- Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda (2014–2021)
- Zambia
- President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
- Zimbabwe
- President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)
Predicted and scheduled events
January
- Central African Republic presidential election of 2016
February
- February 18 - Ugandan general election, 2016[1]
- February 21
- Comorian presidential election, 2016
- Niger presidential election
- February 28 - Benin presidential election
- Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2016
March
- March 20 - Republic of Congo presidential election
April
- April 8 - Djiboutian presidential election, 2016
- April 10 - Chadian presidential election, 2016
August
September
- September 20 - Zambian general election, 2016[2]
November
- November 7 - Ghanaian general election, 2016[3]
- November 27 - Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2016
December
Unknown date
See also
References
- ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "With change unlikely, Ugandans brace for elections | Africa | DW.COM | 18.01.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^ "Zambia : Government to hold Referendum along side the 2016 General Elections". 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Parliament rejects November 7 Election date". Ghana News Agency. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.