You know I have always wondered why some African leaders wouldn’t just want to leave their office once their terms end. Some other Africans too may even be wondering what exactly are these terms for political leadership.
Going into this research we discovered the office terms for each African leadership. Even with this constitution and laws, some African leaders have been there since their early adulthood.
Notwithstanding this anomaly, lets see African countries with their various terms in office.
Angola President Two 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitutional Reform
Benin President Two 5-year terms, since 1990 Constitution
Botswana President Two 5-year terms, since 1966 Constitution
Burkina Faso President Two 5-year terms, since 2002 Constitutional Reform Burundi President Two 5-year terms, since 2005 Constitutional Reform
Chad President Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 Constitutional Reform
Cameroon President Unlimited 7-year terms, from 2008 Constitutional Reform
Cape Verde President Two 5-year terms, the third term only after 5 years,
Central African Republic President Two 5-year terms, since 2015 Constitutional Reform
Comoros President Unlimited 5-year non-consecutive terms, since 2009 Constitutional Reform
Côte d’Ivoire President Two 5-year terms, since 2000 Constitutional Referendum
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Two 5-year terms, since 2005 Constitutional Referendum Republic of the
Congo President Three 5-year terms, since 2015 Constitutional Referendum
Djibouti President Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitutional Reform
Egypt President Two 4-year terms, since 2011 Constitutional Referendum
Equatorial Guinea President Two 7-year terms, starting from 2011 Constitutional Reform,
Ethiopia President Two 6-year terms, since 1987 Constitutional Reform
Eritrea President Two 5-Year terms, since 1993 Constitutional Reform
Gabon President Unlimited 7-year terms, since 1991 Constitutional Reform
Ghana President Two 4-year terms, since 1992 Constitutional Referendum,
Gambia President Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 Constitutional Reform
Guinea President Two 5-year terms, since 1996 Constitutional Reform
Guinea-Bissau President Two 5-year terms, since 1991 Constitutional Reform
Kenya President Two 5-year terms, since 1991 Constitutional Reform
Liberia President Two 6-year terms, since 1986 Constitutional Referendum
Lesotho King No set terms (Hereditary succession),
Libya Presidential Council No set terms (Transitional)
Madagascar President Two 5-year terms, since 1992 Constitutional Referendum
Malawi President Two 5-year terms, since 1995 Constitutional Referendum
Mali President Two 5-year terms, since 1992 Constitutional Referendum
Mauritania President Two 5-year terms, since 1991 Constitutional Referendum,
Mauritius President Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 Constitutional Reform
Morocco King No set terms (Hereditary succession)
Mozambique President Two 5-year terms, since 2004 Constitutional Reforms
Namibia President Two 5-year terms, since 1999 Constitutional Reforms
Niger President Two 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitutional Referendum
Nigeria President Two 4-year terms, since 1999 Constitutional Reforms
Rwanda President Two 5-year terms, since 2015 Constitutional Reform (from 2024)
São Tomé and Príncipe President Two 5-year terms, since 2003 Constitution Reforms
Senegal President Two 5-year terms, since 2016 Constitutional Reform
Seychelles President Two 5-year terms, since 2016 Constitutional Reforms
Sierra Leone President Two 5-year terms, since 1991 Constitutional Referendum
Somalia President Two 5-year terms, since 1991 Constitutional Referendum
South Africa President Two 5-year terms, since 1996 Constitutional Referendum
South Sudan President Two 5-year terms, Proposed
Sudan President Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2015 Constitutional Reform
Swaziland King No set terms (Hereditary succession)
Tanzania President Two 5-year terms, since 1977 Constitutional Reform
Togo President Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2002 Constitutional Reform
Tunisia President Two 5-year terms, since 2014 Constitutional Referendum
Uganda President Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 Constitutional Reform
Zambia President Two 5-year terms, since 2006 Constitutional Reform
Zimbabwe President Two 5-year terms, since 2013 Constitutional Referendum
