Date

Country

Election

3 January, 2012

 

Egypt

 

Parliamentary, Lower House (3rd Set)

22 January - 4 March 2012

 

Egypt

Upper House (3 sets); First round is in January

26 February, 2012

Senegal

Presidential

29 March, 2012

The Gambia

Legislative

23/24 May-16/17 June 2012

Egypt

Presidential

March 2012-Postponed to end of 2012

Madagascar

Presidential, General Election

(tentative)

March 2012-Postponed to June 2012

Zimbabwe

Constitutional Referendum

29 April, 2012-Unsure due to recent developments*

Mali

Presidential (First Round) and Referendum

13 May, 2012-Unsure due to recent developments*

Mali

Presidential (2nd Round)

May 2012

Burkina Faso

Parliamentary/Local

1 July, 2012*

Mali

Parliamentary (1st round)

22 July, 2012*

Mali

Parliamentary (2nd Round)

June/July 2012

Cameroon

Legislative

August 2012-Postponed to December 2012 or March 2013

Kenya

Presidential (1st Round) and Parliamentary Elections

August 2012

Sierra Leone

Legislative

August 2012

Algeria

Legislative

 

17 November, 2012

Sierra Leone

Presidential

November 2012

Gabon

Presidential

7-28 December 2012

Ghana

Presidential and Legislative

2012

Senegal

Parliamentary

2012

Lesotho

Parliamentary

October 2012

Togo

Parliamentary

2012* Date not confirmed.

Zimbabwe

Parliamentary

2012

Guinea-Bissau

Parliamentary

2012

Equatorial Guinea

Parliamentary

2012

Congo - Brazzaville

Legislative

July 2012

Sudan

Referendum (postponed)

2012

Zimbabwe

Referendum (tentative)

2012

Zambia

Referendum

Source: Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS)

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