2016 in Africa

Incumbents

• Algeria
  • President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
  • Prime Minister – Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2014–2017)
• Angola
  • President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017)
• Benin
  • President –
    1. Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016)
    2. Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
• Botswana
  • President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
• Burundi
  • President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
• Cameroon
  • President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–2019)
• Cape Verde
  • President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Jose Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
    2. Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)
• Central African Republic
  • President –
    1. Catherine Samba-Panza, Transitional President of Central African Republic (2014–2016)
    2. Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Transitional President of Central African Republic (2016–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Mahamat Kamoun, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2014–2016)
    2. Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2016–2019)
• Chad
  • President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Prime Minister of Chad (2013–2016)
    2. Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad (2016–2018)
• Comoros
  • President –
    1. Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros (2011–2016)
    2. Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (2016–2019)
• Republic of the Congo
  • President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister – Clément Mouamba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2016–2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President – Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2010–present)
  • Prime Minister – Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2012–2017)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Matata Ponyo Mapon, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2012–2016)
    2. Samy Badibanga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016–2017)
• Djibouti
  • President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
• Egypt
  • President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012–2016)
    2. Vicente Ehate Tomi, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–2023)
• Eritrea
  • President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
• Ethiopia
  • President – Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013–2018)
  • Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–2018)
• Gabon
  • President – Ali Bongo, President of Gabon (2009–2023)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Daniel Ona Ondo, Prime Minister of Gabon (2014–2016)
    2. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Prime Minister of Gabon (2016–2019)
• Gambia
  • President – Yahya Jammeh, President of Gambia (1996–2017)
• Ghana
  • President – John Mahama, President of Ghana (2012–2017)
• Guinea
  • President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President – José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2020)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2015–2016)
    2. Baciro Djá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016)
    3. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016–2018)
• Kenya
  • President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–2022)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch – Letsie III, Monarch of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2015–2017)
• Liberia
  • President – Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
• Libya
  • President – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the Presidential Council (2014–2021)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Abdullah al-Theni, Prime Minister of Libya (2014–2016)
    2. Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya (2016–2021)
• Malawi
  • President – Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–2020)
• Mali
  • President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013–2020)
  • Prime Minister – Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2015–2017)
• Mauritania
  • President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
  • Prime Minister – Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)
• Mauritius
  • President – Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
  • Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2014–2017)
• Morocco
  • King – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Prime Minister of Morocco (2011–2017)
• Mozambique
  • President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
  • Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–2022)
• Namibia
  • President – Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (2015–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–present)
• Niger
  • President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)
• Nigeria
  • President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–2023)
• Rwanda
  • President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister – Anastase Murekezi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2014–2017)
• Sao Tome and Principe
  • President –
    1. Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2011–2016)
    2. Evaristo Carvalho, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2016–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe (2014–2018)
• Senegal
  • President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Mahammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
• Seychelles
  • President –
    1. James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016)
    2. Danny Faure, President of Seychelles (2016–2020)
• Sierra Leone
  • President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018)
• Somalia
  • President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017)
  • Prime Minister – Omar Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2014–2017)
• South Africa
  • President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–2018)
• South Sudan
  • President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–present)
• Sudan
  • President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
• Tanzania
  • President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
• Togo
  • President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of Togo (2015–2020)
• Tunisia
  • President – Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Habib Essid, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2015–2016)
    2. Youssef Chahed, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2016–2020)
• Uganda
  • President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda (2014–2021)
• Zambia
  • President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
• Zimbabwe
  • President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)

Predicted and scheduled events

January

• Central African Republic presidential election of 2016

February

• February 18 - Ugandan general election, 2016 ^[1]
• 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 ^[2]

November

• November 7 - Ghanaian general election, 2016 ^[3]
• 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

See also

• Africa portal

• List of state leaders in 2016 § Africa

References

1. (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "With change unlikely, Ugandans brace for elections | Africa | DW.COM | 18.01.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
2. "Zambia : Government to hold Referendum along side the 2016 General Elections". 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
3. "Parliament rejects November 7 Election date". Ghana News Agency. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.