Incumbents
President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019) Prime Minister – Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2014–2017)
President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017)
President – Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016) Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present) Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–2019)
President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021) Prime Minister – Jose Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016) Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)
President – Catherine Samba-Panza, Transitional President of Central African Republic (2014–2016) Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Transitional President of Central African Republic (2016–present) Prime Minister – Mahamat Kamoun, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2014–2016) Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (2016–2019)
President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021) Prime Minister – Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Prime Minister of Chad (2013–2016) Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad (2016–2018)
President – Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros (2011–2016) Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (2016–2019)
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)
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 – Matata Ponyo Mapon, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2012–2016) Samy Badibanga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016–2017)
President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present) Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present) Prime Minister – Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1982–present) Prime Minister – Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012–2016) Vicente Ehate Tomi, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–2023)
President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
President – Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013–2018) Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–2018)
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)
President – Yahya Jammeh, President of Gambia (1996–2017)
President – John Mahama, President of Ghana (2012–2017)
President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
President – José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2020) Prime Minister – Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2015–2016) Baciro Djá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016) Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016–2018)
President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–2022)
Monarch – Letsie III, Monarch of Lesotho (1996–present) Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2015–2017)
President – Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
President – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the Presidential Council (2014–2021) Prime Minister – Abdullah al-Theni, Prime Minister of Libya (2014–2016) Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya (2016–2021)
President – Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–2020)
President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013–2020) Prime Minister – Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2015–2017)
President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019) Prime Minister – Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)
President – Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius (2015–2018) Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2014–2017)
King – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present) Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Prime Minister of Morocco (2011–2017)
President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present) Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–2022)
President – Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (2015–2024) Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–present)
President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021) Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)
President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–2023)
President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present) Prime Minister – Anastase Murekezi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2014–2017)
President – Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2011–2016) Evaristo Carvalho, President of Sao Tome and Principe (2016–2021) Prime Minister – Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe (2014–2018)
President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–2024) Prime Minister – Mahammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016) Danny Faure, President of Seychelles (2016–2020)
President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018)
President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017) Prime Minister – Omar Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2014–2017)
President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–2018)
President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–present)
President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–2021) Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–2025)
President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present) Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of Togo (2015–2020)
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)
President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present) Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda (2014–2021)
President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
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 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
November November 7 - Ghanaian general election, 2016 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
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