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Election calendar and candidates

Candidates on the presidential ballot (candidates)

  1. Nigeria18 candidatesSep 2026
  2. Cabo Verde6 candidatesSep 2026
Source: Strata-AF™ Elections, from official electoral commission releases · Updated 8 Oct 2026Strata-AF™ Data

Next presidential election (date)

Other indicators

Presidential result by candidate — share (% of valid votes)

  1. Bola Tinubu36.6% of valid votesFeb 2023
  2. Atiku Abubakar29.1% of valid votesFeb 2023
  3. Peter Obi25.4% of valid votesFeb 2023
  4. Rabiu Kwankwaso6.2% of valid votesFeb 2023
Sources: Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria), 2023 presidential election declaration, as reported by The Nigeria Lawyer and PLAC · Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria), 2019 presidential election declaration, as reported by Africanews · unranked rows flagged with their own period · Updated 20 Oct 2026Strata-AF™ Data

Presidential result by candidate — votes (votes)

  1. Bola Tinubu8,794,726 votesFeb 2023
  2. Atiku Abubakar6,984,520 votesFeb 2023
  3. Peter Obi6,101,533 votesFeb 2023
  4. Rabiu Kwankwaso1,496,687 votesFeb 2023
Sources: Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria), 2023 presidential election declaration, as reported by The Nigeria Lawyer and PLAC · Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria), 2019 presidential election declaration, as reported by Africanews · unranked rows flagged with their own period · Updated 20 Oct 2026Strata-AF™ Data

Voters and representation

Women in parliament (% of seats)

  1. Rwanda63.8% of seats2025
  2. South Africa44.9% of seats2025
  3. Cabo Verde44.4% of seats2025
  4. Namibia42.3% of seats2025
  5. Ethiopia41.9% of seats2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 8 Oct 2026Strata-AF™ Data

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