Upcoming African Events & Elections: Your June 2026 Snapshot

Africa News

A look at key cultural festivals, public holidays, significant elections, and AU meetings scheduled across Africa in June 2026.

Africa Events Elections Culture AU

10 Questions Medium Ages 5+ May 30, 2026

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1 Which East African city will host the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in June 2026, known as East Africa's largest cultural gathering?

A Nairobi, Kenya
B Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
C Stone Town, Tanzania
D Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2 The Gnaoua World Music Festival, celebrating Morocco's mystical Gnaoua heritage, is scheduled to take place in which coastal city in June 2026?

A Marrakech
B Casablanca
C Fez
D Essaouira

3 In June 2026, Ethiopia is scheduled to hold its general election. Which political party has historically dominated Ethiopian leadership since 1995?

A Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)
B Amhara Democratic Party (ADP)
C Prosperity Party (and its predecessors)
D Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)

4 The African Union's Forty-Ninth (49th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council is scheduled to convene in June 2026. Where will this session be held?

A Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
B Nairobi, Kenya
C El Alamein, Egypt
D Pretoria, South Africa

5 South Africa observes Youth Day on June 16th. In what year were the initial protests that led to the establishment of Youth Day as a public holiday sparked?

A 1994
B 1976
C 1980
D 1960

6 The 2026 edition of MTN's '21 Days of Y'ello Care' campaign, focusing on expanding equitable health, will take place during which month?

A May 2026
B July 2026
C June 2026
D August 2026

7 The 100 Most Notable Africans Leadership and Business Summit in 2026 is scheduled to take place in which Moroccan city?

A Rabat
B Casablanca
C Marrakech
D Tangier

8 The Traditional Mampoer Festival, celebrating South Africa's agricultural heritage, is scheduled for June 6, 2026, at which agricultural museum?

A AgriSETA Museum
B DITSONG: Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum
C Voortrekker Monument Museum
D National Cultural History Museum

9 The African Union has declared 2026 as the Year of "Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063." When was this theme officially launched?

A January 2026
B February 14, 2026
C March 2026
D April 2026

10 Which country is scheduled to hold its general election on June 1, 2026, marking a significant political event for the region?

A Kenya
B Nigeria
C Ethiopia
D Ghana

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