Updated January 2017
| Country | Election | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | President | 1st rnd: 6 Mar 2016 (Postponed from 28 Feb) 2nd rnd: 20 Mar 2016 |
| Burkina Faso | Local | 22 May 2016 |
| Cape Verde | National Assembly | 20 Mar 2016 |
| Local | 4 Sep 2016 | |
| President | 2 Oct 2016 | |
| Central African Republic | President | 2nd rnd 14 Feb 2016 (1st rnd was in 2015) |
| National Assembly | 1st rnd: 14 Feb2016 2nd rnd 31 Mar 2016 (postponed from 27 Mar 2016) |
|
| Chad | National Assembly | 1st rnd: 10 April 2016 2nd rnd: 9 May 2016 |
| Comoros | President | 1st rnd: 21 Feb 2016 2nd rnd 16 Apr 2016 |
| Island Governors | 16 Apr 2016 | |
| Congo, Republic of the | President | 20 March 2016 |
| Senate (1/3 members) | Oct 2016 (indirect) | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Referendum | 30 Oct 2016 |
| DRC | Provincial Governors and Deputy Governors | Postponed to 2018 from 26 Mar 2016 |
| Presidential, National Assembly, Provincial, Local | Postponed to 2018 from Nov 2016 | |
| Djibouti | President | 8 Apr 2016 |
| Equatorial Guinea | President | 24 Apr 2016 |
| Gabon | President | 27 Aug 2016 |
| National Assembly | Postponed to 29 Jul 2017 from Dec 2016 | |
| The Gambia | President | 1 Dec 2016 |
| Ghana | President & National Assembly | 7 Dec 2016 |
| Guinea | Local | 18 Dec 2016 |
| National Assembly & Senate | 18 Dec 2016 | |
| Libya | Constitutional referendum | Late 2016/early 2017 |
| Mali | local | 20 Nov 2016 |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | 7 Oct 2016 |
| Niger | President & National Assembly | 1st rnd: 21 Feb 2016 2nd rnd: 20 Mar 2016 |
| Rwanda | Local & Senate (indirect) | Feb & Mar 2016 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | President | 1st rnd: 17 Jul 2016 2nd rnd: 7 Aug 2016 |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | 8-10 Sep 2016 |
| Sierra Leone | Constitutional referendum | Late 2016? Early 2017? |
| Senegal | Constitutional referendum | 20 Mar 2016 |
| Somalia | Upper house Parliament (indirect) | 25 Sep 2016 |
| Lower house Parliamentary | Postponed to 28 Dec 2016 from 30 Nov 2016 | |
| President | Postponed to 22 Jan 2017 from 28 Dec 2016 | |
| South Africa | Local | 3 Aug 2016 |
| Uganda | President, National Assembly & Local | 18 Feb 2016 |
| Zambia | Referendum, President, National Assembly & Local | 11 Aug 2016 |
| Zanzibar (Autonomous Region) | Zanzibar President & House Of Representatives | 20 Mar 2016 (election of 25 oct 2015 annulled by ZEC) |
