The table below considers national, regional and local elections held on the African continent. We will post updates about these ballots on our social media platforms.
Some countries are considered autocratic by the V-Dem/Regimes of the World classification. Therefore, we display V-Dem scores in all our charts to show whether or not democratic standards are likely to be met during a ballot.
Due to unforeseeable events, elections may be rescheduled.
2023
| 🇧🇯 Benin | National parliament | 8 January |
| 🇪🇭 Sahrawi Republic | Frente POLISARIO Congress (Presidential) | 13-22 January |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | Legislative (second round) | 29 January |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Referendum (creation of a “Southwest Ethiopia People’s Regional State”) | 6 February |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 22 February |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | National parliament | 24 February |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Presidential National parliament (lower house and upper house) | 25 February |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 8 March |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Regional parliaments and presidents (gubernatorial) | 11 March |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | National parliament (upper house) | 13 March |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 22 March |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Local by-elections (Bosele, Grootlaagte) | 25 March |
| 🇫🇷 France | National parliament (Abroad voters’ 9th constituency, first round) | 2 April |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 5 April |
| 🇪🇭 Sahrawi Republic | Parliament | 8-9 April |
| 🇬🇲 The Gambia | Local councils | 15 April |
| 🇫🇷 France | National parliament (Abroad voters’ 9th constituency, second round) | 16 April |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 26 April |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | Safi national parliament by-election Beni Mellal national parliament by-election | 27 April |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Local by-election (Mapoka-Nlaphkwane) | 29 April |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | National parliament (first round) Regional parliaments Local | 13 May |
| 🇬🇲 The Gambia | Local (mayoral and chairpersons) | 20 May |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 24 May |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | Puntland regional parliament | 25 May |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | National parliament (second round) | 27 May |
| 🇮🇨 Canary Islands (Spain) | Regional parliament Insular Local | 28 May |
| 🇪🇸 Ceuta (Spain) | Regional parliament | 28 May |
| 🇪🇸 Melilla (Spain) | Regional parliament | 28 May |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | National parliament | 4 June |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 14 June |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | Constitutional referendum | 18 June |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | Presidential National parliament Local | 24 June |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Local by-election (Mmaphula East) | 24 June |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 28 June |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Serowe West national parliament by-election | 8 July |
| 🇮🇨 Canary Islands (Spain) | Spanish national parliament (Las Palmas, Santa Cruz) Senate | 23 July |
| 🇪🇸 Ceuta (Spain) | Spanish national parliament (lower + upper house) | 23 July |
| 🇪🇸 Melilla (Spain) | Spanish national parliament (lower + upper house) | 23 July |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | Presidential National parliament Local | 23 August |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 23 August |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | Presidential National parliament Local | 26 August |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | National parliament election primaries | 26 August |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Local by-elections | 14 September |
| 🇵🇹 Madeira (Portugal) | Regional parliament | 24 September |
| 🇷🇪 Réunion (France) | French national parliament (upper house) | 24 September |
| 🇾🇹 Mayotte (France) | French national parliament (upper house) | 24 September |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | National parliament election | 29 September |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | Presidential National parliament Local | 24 October |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | Presidential National parliament | 10 October |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Presidential (first round) | 9 November |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Imo regional parliament and president (gubernatorial) Kogi regional parliament and president (gubernatorial) Bayelsa regional parliament and president (gubernatorial) | 11 November |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Presidential | 10-12 December |
| 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Presidential National parliament Regional Local | 20 December |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Presidential (second round) | 20 December |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | National parliament Regional | December |
For previous elections, visit our electoral archive here.