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Angola Presidential (Postponed) 1997
Madagascar Referendum March 15, 1998
Seychelles Presidential March 20, 1998
Seychelles Legislative March 20, 1998
Côte d'Ivoire Parliamentary March 29, 1998
Madagascar Parliamentary May 17, 1998
Lesotho Parliamentary May 23, 1998
Senegal Parliamentary May 24, 1998
Sudan Referendum May 27, 1998
Togo Presidential June 21, 1998
Swaziland Parliamentary October 24, 1998
Sao Tome and Principe Parliamentary November 8, 1998
Burkina Faso Presidential November 15, 1998
Central African Republic Parliamentary
First Round		 November 22, 1998
Gabon Presidential December 6, 1998
Central African Republic Parliamentary
Second Round		 December 13, 1998
Guinea Presidential December 14, 1998
Angola Presidential
First Round		 1998
Nigeria Parliamentary February 20, 1999
Nigeria Presidential February 20, 1999
Equatorial Guinea Legislative March 7, 1999
Togo Parliamentary March 21, 1999
Benin Legislative March 30, 1999
Djibouti Presidential April 9, 1999
South Africa Parliamentary June 2, 1999
Malawi Presidential June 15, 1999
Malawi Parliamentary June 15, 1999
Niger Referendum July 18, 1999
Central African Republic Presidential
First Round		 September 19, 1999
Central African Republic Presidential
Second Round		 October 10, 1999
Botswana Parliamentary October 16, 1999
Niger Presidential
First Round		 October 17, 1999
Tunisia Parliamentary October 24, 1999
Tunisia Presidential October 24, 1999
Niger Presidential
Second Round		 November 24, 1999
Niger Parliamentary November 24, 1999
Guinea-Bissau Presidential
First Round		 November 28, 1999
Guinea-Bissau Legislative November 28, 1999
Namibia Presidential November 30, 1999
Namibia Parliamentary December 1, 1999
Mozambique Presidential December 3, 1999
Mozambique Legislative December 3, 1999
Mozambique Presidential December 4, 1999
Guinea-Bissau Presidential
Second Round		 January 16, 2000
Zimbabwe Referendum February 12, 2000
Senegal Presidential
First Round		 February 27, 2000
Senegal Presidential
Second Round		 March 19, 2000
Ethiopia Parliamentary May 14, 2000
Zimbabwe Legislative June 24, 2000
Uganda Referendum June 29, 2000
Côte d'Ivoire Referendum July 23, 2000
Mauritius Parliamentary September 11, 2000
Côte d'Ivoire Presidential October 22, 2000
Tanzania Presidential October 29, 2000
Tanzania Parliamentary October 29, 2000
Ghana Presidential
First Round		 December 7, 2000
Ghana Legislative December 7, 2000
Côte d'Ivoire Parliamentary December 10, 2000
Sudan Presidential December 11, 2000
Sudan Parliamentary December 11, 2000
Ghana Presidential
Second Round		 December 28, 2000
Senegal Referendum January 7, 2001
Cape Verde Parliamentary January 14, 2001
Cape Verde Presidential
First Round		 February 1, 2001
Cape Verde Presidential
Second Round		 February 25, 2001
Benin Presidential
First Round		 March 1, 2001
Uganda Presidential March 12, 2001
Benin Presidential
Second Round		 March 22, 2001
Senegal Parliamentary April 29, 2001
Chad Presidential May 20, 2001
Uganda Parliamentary June 26, 2001
Sao Tome and Principe Presidential July 29, 2001
Seychelles Presidential August 31, 2001
Gambia, The Presidential October 18, 2001
Mauritania Legislative
First Round		 October 19, 2001
Mauritania Legislative
Second Round		 October 26, 2001
Guinea Referendum November 11, 2001
Gabon Parliamentary
First Round		 December 9, 2001
Madagascar Presidential December 16, 2001
Comoros Referendum December 23, 2001
Gabon Parliamentary
Second Round		 December 23, 2001
Guinea Legislative (Postponed) December 27, 2001
Zambia Presidential December 27, 2001
Zambia Legislative December 27, 2001
Gambia, The Legislative January 17, 2002
Congo (Brazzaville) Referendum January 20, 2002
Sao Tome and Principe Parliamentary March 3, 2002
Zimbabwe Presidential March 9, 2002
Congo (Brazzaville) Presidential March 10, 2002
Congo (Brazzaville) Legislative
First Round		 March 10, 2002
Comoros Presidential April 14, 2002
Chad Parliamentary April 21, 2002
Mali Presidential
First Round		 April 28, 2002
Burkina Faso Parliamentary May 5, 2002
Mali Presidential
Second Round		 May 12, 2002
Sierra Leone Presidential May 14, 2002
Sierra Leone Legislative May 14, 2002
Lesotho Parliamentary May 25, 2002
Cameroon Legislative June 23, 2002
Congo (Brazzaville) Legislative
Second Round		 June 24, 2002
Guinea Parliamentary June 30, 2002
Mali Parliamentary July 14, 2002
Morocco Parliamentary September 27, 2002
Togo Parliamentary October 27, 2002
Seychelles Legislative December 4, 2002
Equatorial Guinea Presidential December 15, 2002
Madagascar Parliamentary December 15, 2002
Kenya Presidential December 27, 2002
Kenya Parliamentary December 27, 2002
Djibouti Parliamentary January 10, 2003
Benin Legislative March 30, 2003
Nigeria Parliamentary April 12, 2003
Nigeria Presidential April 19, 2003
Rwanda Referendum May 26, 2003
Togo Presidential June 1, 2003
Rwanda Presidential August 25, 2003
Rwanda Parliamentary September 29, 2003
Swaziland Parliamentary October 18, 2003
Mauritania Presidential November 7, 2003
Guinea Presidential December 21, 2003
Guinea-Bissau Parliamentary March 28, 2004
South Africa Parliamentary April 14, 2004
Comoros Legislative
Stage One		 April 18, 2004
Equatorial Guinea Parliamentary April 24, 2004
South Africa Presidential April 24, 2004
Comoros Legislative
Stage Two		 April 25, 2004
Malawi Presidential May 20, 2004
Malawi Parliamentary May 20, 2004
Somalia Presidential
First Round		 June 14, 2004
Somalia Presidential
First Round		 October 10, 2004
Cameroon Presidential
First Round		 October 11, 2004
Tunisia Presidential October 24, 2004
Tunisia Parliamentary October 24, 2004
Botswana Parliamentary October 30, 2004
Botswana Presidential November 8, 2004
Namibia Presidential November 15, 2004
Namibia Parliamentary November 15, 2004
Niger Presidential
First Round		 November 16, 2004
Niger Parliamentary November 16, 2004
Mozambique Presidential December 1, 2004
Mozambique Parliamentary
First Round		 December 1, 2004
Mozambique Presidential December 2, 2004
Mozambique Parliamentary
First Round		 December 2, 2004
Niger Presidential
Second Round		 December 4, 2004
Ghana Presidential
First Round		 December 7, 2004
Ghana Legislative December 7, 2004
Burundi Referendum February 28, 2005
Central African Republic Parliamentary
First Round		 March 13, 2005
Central African Republic Presidential
First Round		 March 13, 2005
Zimbabwe Parliamentary March 31, 2005
Djibouti Presidential April 8, 2005
Togo Presidential April 24, 2005
Central African Republic Parliamentary
Second Round		 May 8, 2005
Central African Republic Presidential
Second Round		 May 8, 2005
Ethiopia Parliamentary May 15, 2005
Chad Referendum June 6, 2005
Guinea-Bissau Presidential June 19, 2005
Mauritius Parliamentary July 3, 2005
Burundi Legislative July 4, 2005
Guinea-Bissau Presidential
Second Round		 July 24, 2005
Uganda Referendum July 28, 2005
Burundi Legislative July 29, 2005
Burundi Presidential August 19, 2005
Saint Helena Parliamentary August 31, 2005
Liberia Presidential
First Round		 October 11, 2005
Liberia Legislative October 11, 2005
Liberia Presidential
Second Round		 November 8, 2005
Burkina Faso Presidential November 13, 2005
Kenya Referendum November 21, 2005
Zimbabwe Parliamentary November 26, 2005
Gabon Presidential November 27, 2005
Tanzania Presidential December 14, 2005
DR Congo Referendum December 18, 2005
Cape Verde Parliamentary January 22, 2006
Cape Verde Presidential February 12, 2006
Uganda Presidential February 23, 2006
Uganda Parliamentary February 23, 2006
Benin Presidential
First Round		 March 5, 2006
Benin Presidential
Second Round		 March 19, 2006
Sao Tome and Principe Parliamentary March 26, 2006
Comoros Presidential
First Round		 April 16, 2006
Chad Presidential May 3, 2006
Comoros Presidential
Second Round		 May 14, 2006
Mauritania Referendum June 25, 2006
Seychelles Presidential July 28, 2006
DR Congo Presidential
First Round		 July 30, 2006
DR Congo Legislative July 30, 2006
Sao Tome and Principe Presidential July 30, 2006
Gambia, The Presidential September 22, 2006
Zambia Presidential September 28, 2006
Zambia Legislative September 28, 2006
DR Congo Presidential
Second Round		 October 29, 2006
Mauritania Parliamentary
First Round		 November 19, 2006
Madagascar Presidential December 3, 2006
Mauritania Parliamentary
Second Round		 December 3, 2006
Gabon Parliamentary December 17, 2006
DR Congo Legislative January 19, 2007
Mauritania Parliamentary
First Round		 January 21, 2007
Gambia, The Legislative January 25, 2007
Mauritania Legislative
Second Round		 February 4, 2007
Lesotho Parliamentary February 17, 2007
Senegal Presidential February 25, 2007
Mauritania Presidential
First Round		 March 11, 2007
Mauritania Presidential
Second Round		 March 25, 2007
Benin Legislative March 31, 2007
Madagascar Referendum April 4, 2007
Nigeria Presidential April 21, 2007
Nigeria Parliamentary April 21, 2007
Mali Presidential April 29, 2007
Burkina Faso Parliamentary May 6, 2007
Seychelles Legislative May 10, 2007
Senegal Parliamentary June 3, 2007
Congo (Brazzaville) Legislative
First Round		 June 24, 2007
Mali Parliamentary
First Round		 July 1, 2007
Cameroon Legislative July 22, 2007
Mali Parliamentary
Second Round		 July 22, 2007
Sierra Leone Legislative August 11, 2007
Sierra Leone Presidential
First Round		 August 11, 2007
Morocco Parliamentary September 7, 2007
Sierra Leone Presidential
Second Round		 September 8, 2007
Togo Parliamentary October 14, 2007
Kenya Presidential December 27, 2007
Kenya Parliamentary December 27, 2007
Djibouti Parliamentary February 8, 2008
Zimbabwe Presidential
First Round		 March 29, 2008
Zimbabwe Parliamentary March 29, 2008
Equatorial Guinea Parliamentary May 4, 2008
Zimbabwe Presidential
Second Round		 June 27, 2008
Angola Legislative September 5, 2008
Rwanda Parliamentary September 15, 2008
Swaziland Parliamentary September 19, 2008
Zambia Presidential October 30, 2008
Guinea-Bissau Parliamentary November 16, 2008
Ghana Legislative December 7, 2008
Ghana Presidential
First Round		 December 7, 2008
Ghana Presidential
Second Round		 December 28, 2008
South Africa Parliamentary April 22, 2009
Comoros Referendum May 17, 2009
Malawi Presidential May 19, 2009
Malawi Legislative May 19, 2009
Mauritania Presidential
First Round (Postponed)		 June 6, 2009
Guinea-Bissau Presidential
First Round		 June 28, 2009
Congo (Brazzaville) Presidential July 12, 2009
Mauritania Presidential
First Round		 July 18, 2009
Guinea-Bissau Presidential
Second Round		 July 26, 2009
Gabon Presidential (Postponed) July 2009
Niger Referendum August 4, 2009
Gabon Presidential
First Round		 August 30, 2009
Angola Presidential (Postponed) September 2009
Madagascar Referendum (Postponed) September 2009
Botswana Parliamentary October 16, 2009
Niger Parliamentary October 20, 2009
Tunisia Presidential October 25, 2009
Tunisia Parliamentary October 25, 2009
Mozambique Presidential
First Round		 October 28, 2009
Mozambique Parliamentary October 28, 2009
Saint Helena Parliamentary November 4, 2009
Namibia Presidential November 27, 2009
Namibia Parliamentary November 27, 2009
Equatorial Guinea Presidential November 29, 2009
Comoros Legislative
First Round		 December 6, 2009
Comoros Legislative
Second Round		 December 20, 2009
Togo Presidential March 4, 2010
Guinea Parliamentary (Postponed) March 16, 2010
Sudan Legislative April 11, 2010
Sudan Presidential
First Round		 April 11, 2010
Sudan Subnational - Executive
First Round		 April 11, 2010
Sudan Subnational - Legislative April 11, 2010
Sudan Subnational - Executive April 11, 2010
Sudan Subnational - Legislative April 11, 2010
Mauritius Parliamentary May 5, 2010
Ethiopia Parliamentary May 23, 2010
Guinea Presidential
First Round		 June 27, 2010
Burundi Presidential
First Round		 June 28, 2010
Burundi Legislative July 23, 2010
Burundi Legislative July 28, 2010
Sao Tome and Principe Parliamentary August 1, 2010
Kenya Referendum August 4, 2010
Rwanda Presidential August 9, 2010
Côte d'Ivoire Presidential
First Round		 October 31, 2010
Niger Referendum (Tentative) October 31, 2010
Tanzania Legislative October 31, 2010
Tanzania Presidential October 31, 2010
Comoros Presidential
First Round		 November 7, 2010
Guinea Presidential
Second Round (Moved up)		 November 7, 2010
Madagascar Referendum November 17, 2010
Burkina Faso Presidential
First Round		 November 21, 2010
Madagascar Presidential (Postponed) November 26, 2010
Chad Parliamentary
First Round (Postponed)		 November 28, 2010
Côte d'Ivoire Presidential
Second Round		 November 28, 2010
Comoros Presidential
Second Round		 December 26, 2010
Sudan Referendum January 9, 2011
Sudan Referendum (Postponed) January 9, 2011
Central African Republic Presidential
First Round (Tentative)		 January 23, 2011
Central African Republic Parliamentary
First Round		 January 23, 2011
Niger Presidential
First Round (Tentative)		 January 31, 2011
Niger Parliamentary (Tentative) January 31, 2011
Cape Verde Parliamentary February 6, 2011
Chad Parliamentary
First Round (Tentative)		 February 13, 2011
Uganda Parliamentary February 18, 2011
Uganda Presidential February 18, 2011
Niger Presidential
Second Round (Tentative)		 March 12, 2011
Benin Presidential
First Round		 March 13, 2011
Central African Republic Parliamentary
Second Round (Tentative)		 March 27, 2011
Djibouti Presidential April 8, 2011
Nigeria Parliamentary April 9, 2011
Nigeria Presidential April 16, 2011
Chad Presidential (Tentative) April 25, 2011
Benin Legislative April 30, 2011
Seychelles Presidential May 19, 2011
Morocco Referendum (Snap) July 1, 2011
Sao Tome and Principe Presidential
First Round		 July 17, 2011
Cape Verde Presidential
First Round		 August 7, 2011
Sao Tome and Principe Presidential
Second Round		 August 7, 2011
Cape Verde Presidential
Second Round		 August 21, 2011
Liberia Referendum August 23, 2011
Zambia Presidential September 20, 2011
Zambia Legislative September 20, 2011
Cameroon Presidential October 9, 2011
Liberia Legislative
First Round		 October 11, 2011
Liberia Presidential
First Round		 October 11, 2011
Mauritania Parliamentary (Postponed) October 16, 2011
Tunisia Legislative October 23, 2011
Liberia Presidential
Second Round		 November 8, 2011
Gambia, The Presidential November 24, 2011
Morocco Parliamentary November 25, 2011
DR Congo Legislative (Tentative) November 28, 2011
DR Congo Presidential November 28, 2011
Côte d'Ivoire Parliamentary December 11, 2011
Gabon Legislative December 17, 2011
Senegal Presidential
First Round		 February 26, 2012
Guinea-Bissau Presidential
First Round (Moved Up/ Snap)		 March 18, 2012
Senegal Presidential
Second Round		 March 25, 2012
Gambia, The Legislative March 29, 2012
Guinea-Bissau Presidential
Second Round (Postponed)		 April 29, 2012
Mali Presidential
First Round (Postponed)		 April 29, 2012
Mali Presidential
Second Round (Postponed)		 May 13, 2012
Lesotho Parliamentary May 26, 2012
Mali Parliamentary
First Round (Cancelled)		 July 1, 2012
Senegal Parliamentary July 1, 2012
Libya Legislative July 7, 2012
Congo (Brazzaville) Legislative
First Round		 July 15, 2012
Mali Parliamentary
Second Round (Cancelled)		 July 22, 2012
Congo (Brazzaville) Legislative
Second Round		 July 29, 2012
Angola Legislative August 31, 2012
Sierra Leone Presidential November 17, 2012
Sierra Leone Legislative November 17, 2012
Burkina Faso Parliamentary December 2, 2012
Ghana Presidential December 7, 2012
Ghana Legislative December 7, 2012
Djibouti Parliamentary February 22, 2013
Kenya Presidential
First Round		 March 4, 2013
Kenya Parliamentary March 4, 2013
Zimbabwe Referendum March 16, 2013
Togo Parliamentary (Postponed) March 24, 2013
Cameroon Legislative April 14, 2013
Equatorial Guinea Parliamentary May 26, 2013
Tunisia Parliamentary June 23, 2013
Tunisia Presidential
First Round		 June 23, 2013
Guinea Legislative June 30, 2013
Mali Presidential
First Round (Tentative)		 July 7, 2013
Madagascar Presidential
First Round (Tentative)		 July 24, 2013
Mali Legislative
First Round (Tentative)		 July 28, 2013
Cameroon Legislative (Postponed) July 2013
Zimbabwe Parliamentary (Tentative) July 2013
Zimbabwe Presidential (Tentative) July 2013
Mali Legislative
Second Round		 August 11, 2013
Madagascar Parliamentary (Tentative) September 25, 2013
Madagascar Presidential
Second Round (Tentative)		 September 25, 2013
Rwanda Parliamentary September 2013
Ethiopia Presidential October 2013
Saint Helena Parliamentary November 2013
DR Congo Subnational - Legislative (Tentative) 2013
Mauritius Presidential 2013
Swaziland Parliamentary 2013
South Africa Parliamentary April 2014
Malawi Parliamentary May 2014
Malawi Presidential May 2014
Botswana Presidential October 2014
Namibia Parliamentary November 2014
Botswana Parliamentary 2014
Comoros Presidential 2014
Comoros Legislative 2014
Mauritania Presidential 2014
Mozambique Presidential 2014
Mozambique Parliamentary 2014
Namibia Presidential 2014
Niger Parliamentary 2014
Sao Tome and Principe Parliamentary 2014
South Africa Presidential 2014
Gabon Parliamentary January 2015
Tanzania Presidential March 2015
Benin Legislative 2015
Burkina Faso Presidential 2015
Burundi Presidential 2015
Burundi Legislative 2015
Chad Parliamentary
First Round		 2015
Côte d'Ivoire Presidential 2015
Ethiopia Parliamentary 2015
Guinea Presidential 2015
Mauritius Parliamentary 2015
Tanzania Parliamentary 2015
Togo Presidential 2015
South Sudan Presidential 2015
Benin Presidential March 2016
Angola Legislative 2016
Cape Verde Parliamentary 2016
Cape Verde Presidential
First Round		 2016
Central African Republic Presidential
First Round		 2016
Central African Republic Parliamentary
First Round		 2016
Chad Presidential
First Round		 2016
Congo (Brazzaville) Presidential 2016
Djibouti Presidential 2016
Equatorial Guinea Presidential 2016
Gabon Presidential 2016
Gambia, The Presidential 2016
Morocco Parliamentary 2016
Seychelles Legislative 2016
Seychelles Presidential 2016
Uganda Parliamentary 2016
Uganda Presidential 2016
Zambia Presidential 2016
Zambia Legislative 2016
Burkina Faso Parliamentary 2017
Cameroon Legislative 2017
Gambia, The Legislative 2017
Mali Presidential
First Round		 2017
Mali Parliamentary
First Round		 2017

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