2016 in Africa
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| Years in Africa: | 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
| Centuries: | 22nd century
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| Decades: | 2040s
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| Years: | 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
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 –
- Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016)
- Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
- President –
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 – President of Cape Verde(2011–2021)
- Prime Minister –
- Prime Minister of Cape Verde(2001–2016)
- Prime Minister of Cape Verde(2016–present)
- President –
Central African Republic
- President –
- Transitional President of Central African Republic(2014–2016)
- Transitional President of Central African Republic(2016–present)
- Prime Minister –
- Prime Minister of Central African Republic(2014–2016)
- Prime Minister of Central African Republic(2016–2019)
- President –
Chad
- President – President of Chad(1990–2021)
- Prime Minister –
- Prime Minister of Chad(2013–2016)
- Prime Minister of Chad(2016–2018)
- President –
Comoros
- President –
- President of Comoros(2011–2016)
- President of Comoros(2016–2019)
- President –
Republic of the Congo
- President – President of the Republic of the Congo(1997–present)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo(2016–2021)
- President –
Côte d'Ivoire
- President – President of Côte d'Ivoire(2010–present)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire(2012–2017)
- President –
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
- Prime Minister –
Djibouti
- President – President of Djibouti(1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Djibouti(2013–present)
- President –
Egypt
- President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
- Prime Minister – Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
Equatorial Guinea
- President – President of Equatorial Guinea(1982–present)
- Prime Minister –
- Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea(2012–2016)
- Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea(2016–2023)
- President –
Eritrea
- President – President of Eritrea(1993–present)
- President –
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 –
- Daniel Ona Ondo, Prime Minister of Gabon (2014–2016)
- Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Prime Minister of Gabon (2016–2019)
Gambia
- President – President of Gambia(1996–2017)
- President –
Ghana
- President – John Mahama, President of Ghana (2012–2017)
Guinea
- President – President of Guinea(2010–2021)
- President –
Guinea-Bissau
- President – President of Guinea-Bissau(2014–2020)
- Prime Minister –
- Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau(2015–2016)
- Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau(2016)
- Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau(2016–2018)
- President –
Kenya
- President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–2022)
Lesotho
- Monarch – Letsie III, Monarch of Lesotho (1996–present)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Lesotho(2015–2017)
Liberia
- President – Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President of Liberia(2006–2018)
- President –
Libya
- President – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the Presidential Council (2014–2021)
- Prime Minister –
- Prime Minister of Libya(2014–2016)
- Prime Minister of Libya(2016–2021)
Malawi
- President – Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–2020)
Mali
- President – President of Mali(2013–2020)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Mali(2015–2017)
- President –
Mauritania
- President – President of Mauritania(2009–2019)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Mauritania(2014–2018)
- President –
Mauritius
- President – Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius(2015–2018)
- Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius(2014–2017)
- President –
Morocco
- King – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Prime Minister of Morocco (2011–2017)
Mozambique
- President – President of Mozambique(2015–present)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Mozambique(2015–2022)
- President –
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 – Prime Minister of Niger(2011–2021)
Nigeria
- President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–2023)
Rwanda
- President – President of Rwanda(2000–present)
- Prime Minister – Anastase Murekezi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2014–2017)
- President –
Sao Tome and Principe
- President –
- President of Sao Tome and Principe(2011–2016)
- President of Sao Tome and Principe(2016–2021)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe(2014–2018)
- President –
Senegal
- President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–2024)
- Prime Minister – Mahammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
Seychelles
- President –
- President of Seychelles(2004–2016)
- President of Seychelles(2016–2020)
- President –
Sierra Leone
- President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018)
Somalia
- President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Somalia(2014–2017)
South Africa
- President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–2018)
South Sudan
- President – President of South Sudan(2011–present)
- President –
Sudan
- President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
Tanzania
- President – President of Tanzania(2015–2021)
- Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
- President –
Togo
- President – President of Togo(2005–present)
- Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Togo(2015–2020)
- President –
Tunisia
- President – Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
- Prime Minister –
- Habib Essid, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2015–2016)
- 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
- List of state leaders in Africa in 2016
References
- ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "With change unlikely, Ugandans brace for elections | Africa | DW.COM | 18.01.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^ "Zambia : Government to hold Referendum along side the 2016 General Elections". 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Parliament rejects November 7 Election date". Ghana News Agency. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.