| Those who succeeded a third term bid = 20 | Those who failed third term bid = 4 |
| Burkina Faso Campaore, 1999 | Burkina Campaore, 2014 |
| Burundi Nkurunziza, 2015, 2018 | Malawi Mulizi, 2002 |
| Cameroon Biya 2008 | Nigeria Obassnjo, 2006 |
| Chad Deby, 2005 | Zambia Chuluba, 2001 |
| Comoros Assoumani, 2018 |
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| Congo-Brazzaville Sassou Nguesso, 2016 |
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| Djibouti Guelleh, 2010 |
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| Gabon Bongo, 2003 |
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| Guinea Conde, 2001, Conde 2020 |
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| Ivory Coast Quattara, 2016 |
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| Namibia Nujoma, 1998 |
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| Niger Tandja, 2009 |
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| Rwanda Kagame, 2015 |
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| Senegal Wade, 2012 |
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| Sudan Albashir, 2005 |
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| Togo Ayedema, 2002, 2019 |
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| Uganda Moseveni, 2005 |
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