16 African countries go to polls in 2016: including Uganda, Zambia, DRC

2015 was a busy year for African elections and next year will be no exception. January kicks off with Nigeria’s gubernatorial poll, with would-be governors battling it out for a stake in the continent’s fastest-growing economy.

JANUARY

• Nigeria to hold gubernatorial elections
• C.A.R presidential & parliamentary runoff

FEBRUARY

• 15 million Ugandans to vote in general election: In January Yoweri Museveni will have been in power for 30 years

APRIL

• Djibouti Presidential poll: unclear if Ismail Omar Guelleh will seek 4th term
• Chad’s opposition urging President Idriss Deby not to run

SEPTEMBER

• Zambia: Edgar Lungu to seek a first full term
• R Congo: President Joseph Kabila may stand down after 15 years in power

NORTH AFRICA (Arab Spring Revolution nations)

• Egypt to hold local elections
• Libya to hold constitutional referendum
• Morocco to hold parliamentary poll
• Tunisia to hold municipal, regional elections

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