Africa Elections 2023 - All the Upcoming Votes

1 August 2023
African Arguments
analysis By James Wan

A regularly updated list and interactive map of the upcoming elections in Africa in 2023.

Last updated: 15 August 2023

How to use the map

This 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:

Upcoming Africa elections: A list

Here are the upcoming elections in list form. The exact dates are liable to change.

August 2023

  • 23 August 2023: Zimbabwe - President + Senate + House of Assembly + Local
  • 26 August 2023: Gabon - Presidential + Legislative + Local

September 2023

  • 2 September 2023: Côte d'Ivoire - Local + Regional
  • 29 September 2023: Eswatini - Senate + House of Assembly + Urban local + Tinkhundla

October 2023

  • 10 October 2023: Liberia - President + Legislative
  • 11 October 2023: Mozambique - Local
  • 29 October 2023: Mali - House of Representatives + Senate

Unconfirmed and beyond

  • 9 November 2023: Madagascar - President
  • 20 December 2023: DR Congo - Presidential + Legislative + Provincial Assemblies
  • December 2023: Togo - National Assembly
  • 2023: Comoros - Island governors
  • 2023: Egypt - Local
  • 2023: Ghana - District + Local + Unit
  • 2023: Guinea - Local
  • 2023: Libya - President + Parliamentary
  • February 2024: Mali - President
  • November 2024: Somaliland - Presidential
  • 2024: Chad - President + National Assembly + Municipal Councils
  • 2024: South Sudan - President + National Assembly + Local

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James Wan is the editor of African Arguments. He is an elected member of the African Studies Association-UK council and a fellow of the Wits University China-Africa Reporting Project. He is the former Acting Editor of African Business Magazine and Senior Editor at Think Africa Press. He has written for Aljazeera, New Humanitarian, BBC, The Guardian (UK) and other outlets.

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