2016 in Africa

January

 * Central African Republic presidential election of 2016

February

 * February 18 - Ugandan general election, 2016
 * February 21
 * Comorian presidential election, 2016
 * Niger presidential election
 * February 28 - Benin presidential election
 * Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2016

March

 * March 20 - Republic of Congo presidential election

April

 * April 8 - Djiboutian presidential election, 2016
 * April 10 - Chadian presidential election, 2016

August

 * Cape Verdean presidential election, 2016

September

 * September 20 - Zambian general election, 2016

November

 * November 7 - Ghanaian general election, 2016
 * November 27 - Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2016

December

 * Gabonese legislative election, 2016

Unknown date

 * Moroccan general election, 2016
 * Next Somali parliamentary election