Election calendar 2008
Updated May 2008
| Country | Election | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | National Assembly | 5 & 6 Sep 2008 |
| Benin | Local government | 20 Apr 2008 |
| Comoros | Anjouan presidential | 13 May 2008 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Presidential & National Assembly | postponed to 30 Nov 2008 from Jun 2008 |
| Djibouti | House of Deputies | postponed to 8 Feb 2008 from Jan 2008 |
| Egypt | Local government | 8 Apr 2008 |
| Ethiopia | House of the Federation & Local government | 13 & 19 Apr 2008 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Parliamentary & Local government | 4 May 2008 |
| The Gambia | Local government | 24 Jan 2008 |
| Ghana | Presidential & National Assembly | Dec 2008 |
| Guinea | National Assembly | Dec 2008 |
| Madagascar | Local government | Dec 2008 |
| Senate (indirect) | Dec 2008 or Jan 2009 | |
| Malawi | Local government | Sep 2008 |
| Mauritius | Presidential (by National Assembly) | May 2008 |
| Mozambique | Local government | 19 Nov 2008 |
| Nigeria | Local government | Jan - Mar 2008 (various dates) |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | Sep 2008 |
| Senegal | Local government | 18 May 2008 |
| Sierra Leone | Local government | 5 Jun 2008 |
| Somaliland (autonomous territory) | Local government | postponed to 6 Oct 2008 from 1 Jul 2008 |
| Presidential | postponed to 31 Dec 2008 from 31 Aug 2008 | |
| Swaziland | House of Assembly | Oct 2008 |
| Zimbabwe | Presidential, National Assembly, Senate, & urban local government | 29 Mar 2008 |