2025 elections and outcomes: Africa

See the elections taking place in Africa this year. This post will be updated with outcomes as the elections are completed.

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Tanzania

DATE OF ELECTION October 29.

TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential and parliamentary elections.

OUTCOME The incumbent president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, won another five-year term with nearly 98% of the vote.

This election was extremely controversial, considered a fraud by EU lawmakers and resulting in violent protests across the country as demonstrators denounced the election as a sham. The main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu of Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), was imprisoned on treason charges and the only other serious contender, Luhaga Mpina of the ACT-Wazalendo party, was disqualified on legal technicalities.

Egypt

DATE OF ELECTION Due by December.

TYPE OF ELECTION Parliamentary and Senate elections.