National Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa (2000-2009)

2000

12-13 February: Zimbabwe - Constitutional Referendum

27 February/14 March: Senegal - Presidential

14 May/31 August: Ethiopia - House of People's Representatives

24-25 June: Zimbabwe - House of Assembly

29 June: Uganda - Referendum

23 July: Côte d'Ivoire - Constitutional Referendum

26 August: Somalia - Presidential [Indirect]

11 September: Mauritius - National Assembly

22 October: Côte d'Ivoire - Presidential

29 October: Tanzania - Presidential & National Assembly

7 December: Ghana - Parliamentary

7 December/28 December: Ghana - Presidential

13-22 December: Sudan - Presidential & National Assembly

10 December/14 January 2001: Côte d'Ivoire - National Assembly

2001

7 January: Senegal - Constitutional Referendum

14 January: Cape Verde - National Assembly

11 February/25 February: Cape Verde - Presidential

12 March: Uganda - Presidential

4 March/24 March: Benin - Presidential

29 April: Senegal - National Assembly

20 May: Chad - Presidential

31 May: Somaliland - Constitutional Referendum

27 June: Uganda - National Assembly

29 July: São Tomé and Príncipe - Presidential

31 August-2 September: Seychelles - Presidential

18 October: The Gambia - Presidential

18 October/26 October: Mauritania - National Assembly

3 November: Botswana - Referendum

11 November: Guinea - Referendum

9 December/23 December: Gabon - National Assembly

16 December: Madagascar - Presidential

23 December: Comoros - Constitutional Referendum

27 December: Zambia - Presidential & National Assembly

2002

17 January: The Gambia - National Assembly

20 January: Congo-Brazzaville - Constitutional Referendum

3 March: São Tomé and Príncipe - National Assembly

9-11 March: Zimbabwe - Presidential

10 March: Congo-Brazzaville - Presidential

17 March/14 April: Comoros - Presidential

21 April: Chad - National Assembly

28 April/2 May: Mali - Presidential

5 May: Burkina Faso - National Assembly

14 May: Sierra Leone - Presidential & House of Representatives

25 May: Lesotho - National Assembly

26 May/23 June: Congo-Brazzaville - National Assembly

30 June: Guinea - National Assembly

30 June: Cameroon - National Assembly

14 July/28 July: Mali - National Assembly

27 October: Togo - National Assembly

4-6 December: Seychelles - National Assembly

15 December: Equatorial Guinea - Presidential

15 December: Madagascar - National Assembly

27 December: Kenya - Presidential & National Assembly

2003

10 January: Djibouti - National Assembly

30 March: Benin - National Assembly

12 April: Nigeria - National Assembly

14 April: Somaliland - Presidential

19 April: Nigeria - Presidential

26 May: Rwanda - Constitutional Referendum

1 June: Togo - Presidential

25 August: Rwanda - Presidential

29-30 September: Rwanda - Chamber of Deputies

18 October: Swaziland - National Assembly

7 November: Mauritania - Presidential

21 December: Guinea - Presidential

2004

28 March: Guinea-Bissau - National People’s Assembly

14 April: South Africa - National Assembly

18 April/25 April: Comoros - Assembly of the Union

25 April: Equatorial Guinea - House of People's Representatives

20 May: Malawi - Presidential & National Assembly

10 October: Somalia - Presidential [Indirect]

11 October: Cameroon - Presidential

30 October: Botswana - National Assembly

15-16 November: Namibia - Presidential & National Assembly

16 November/4 December: Niger - Presidential

4 December: Niger - National Assembly

1-2 December: Mozambique - Presidential & Assembly of the Republic

7 December: Ghana - Presidential & Parliamentary

2005

28 February: Burundi - Constitutional Referendum

13 March/8 May: Central African Republic - Presidential & National Assembly

31 March: Zimbabwe - House of Assembly

8 April: Djibouti - Presidential

24 April: Togo - Presidential

15 May/21 August: Ethiopia - House of People's Representatives

6 June: Chad - Referendum

19 June/24 July: Guinea-Bissau - Presidential

3 July: Mauritius - National Assembly

4 July: Burundi - National Assembly

28 July: Uganda - Referendum

29 September: Somaliland - House of Representatives

11 October/8 November: Liberia - Presidential, Senate, & House of Representatives

13 November: Burkina Faso - Presidential

21 November: Kenya - Constitutional Referendum

26 November: Zimbabwe - Senate

27 November: Gabon - Presidential

14 December: Tanzania - Presidential & National Assembly

18-19 December: Congo-Kinshasa - Constitutional Referendum

2006

22 January: Cape Verde - National Assembly

12 February: Cape Verde - Presidential

23 February: Uganda - Presidential & Parliamentary

5 March/19 March: Benin - Presidential

26 March: São Tomé and Príncipe - National Assembly

16 April/14 May: Comoros - Presidential

3 May: Chad - Presidential

25 June: Mauritania - Constitutional Referendum

28-30 July: Seychelles - Presidential

30 July/29 October: Congo-Kinshasa - Presidential & National Assembly

30 July: São Tomé and Príncipe - Presidential

22 September: The Gambia - Presidential

28 September: Zambia - Presidential & National Assembly

19 November/3 December: Mauritania - National Assembly

3 December: Madagascar - Presidential

17 December: Gabon - National Assembly

2007

25 January: The Gambia - National Assembly

17 February: Lesotho - National Assembly

25 February: Senegal - Presidential

11 March/25 March: Mauritania - Presidential

31 March: Benin - National Assembly

4 April: Madagascar - Referendum

21 April: Nigeria - Presidential & National Assembly

29 April: Mali - Presidential

6 May: Burkina Faso - National Assembly

10-12 May: Seychelles - National Assembly

3 June: Senegal - National Assembly

24 June/5 August: Congo-Brazzaville - National Assembly

1 July/22 July: Mali - National Assembly

22 July: Cameroon - National Assembly

11 August/8 September: Sierra Leone - Presidential & House of Representatives

23 September: Madagascar - National Assembly

14 October: Togo - National Assembly

27 December: Kenya - Presidential & National Assembly

2008

8 February: Djibouti - National Assembly

29 March: Zimbabwe - Senate & House of Assembly

29 March/27 June: Zimbabwe - Presidential

4 May: Equatorial Guinea - House of People's Representatives

15-18 September: Rwanda - Chamber of Deputies

19 September: Swaziland - House of Assembly

30 October: Zambia - Presidential

16 November: Guinea-Bissau - National People's Assembly

7 December: Ghana - Parliamentary

7 December/28 December: Ghana - Presidential

2009

30 January: Somalia - Presidential [Indirect]

17 May: Comoros - Constitutional Referendum

19 May: Malawi - Presidential & National Assembly

22 April: South Africa - National Assembly

28 June/29 July: Guinea-Bissau - Presidential

12 July: Congo-Brazzaville - Presidential

18 July: Mauritania - Presidential

4 August: Niger - Constitutional Referendum

30 August: Gabon - Presidential

16 October: Botswana - National Assembly

20 October: Niger - National Assembly

28 October: Mozambique - Presidential & Assembly of the Republic

27-28 November: Namibia - Presidential & National Assembly

29 November: Equatorial Guinea - Presidential

6 December/20 December: Comoros - Assembly of the Union