Africa Decides: All the upcoming elections and votes
How to use the map: the basics
This African elections map shows you all the upcoming votes. Move around and click to find out more.
The colour tells you approximately when the election is:
- Red – This month
- Orange – Next month
- Yellow – In two months
- Green – Beyond that
The icon tells you who is up for election:
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- Information about the context and system behind every election.
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- The results and outcomes explained.
- Essential reading around the vote.
- The latest headlines from around the web.
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Upcoming African elections: A list
Here are the upcoming elections in list form. The exact dates are liable to change. It includes links to relevant African Arguments articles.
February 2019
March 2019
- 2: Nigeria – National Assembly
- 10: Guinea-Bissau – National Assembly
- 24: Comoros – President
April 2019
- 18: Algeria – President
- 28: Benin – National Assembly
Beyond [being updated]
- 8 May: South Africa – President, National Assembly, Provincial Legislatures
- 21 May: Malawi – President and National Assembly
- Mauritania – President
- June: Mali – National Assembly
- 15 October: Mozambique – President, National Assembly, Local
- Chad (tbc) – National Assembly
- Botswana (tbc): President and National Assembly
- Namibia (tbc): President and National Assembly
- December: Tunisia (tbc): President and Constituent Assembly
