THE 2016 AFRICAN CHESS CALENDAR...

African continental President Lewis Ncube and African Chess Confederation the has released the chess calendar for the 2016 year. It encompasses all the major events, but may include others that have yet to be posted. A number of young federations are being thrust into organizing events in order to get them needed experience for growing the base of players. Last year was a watershed moment for Africa. While it is obvious that Asia has risen Africa is making steady progress.

2016 African Chess Schedule
Championships	Place	Date
African Individual Championships	Kampala, Uganda	May 20 to May 31, 2016
African Blitz Championships	Kampala, Uganda	May 28 to May 28, 2016
African Rapid Championships	Kampala, Uganda	May 29 to May 29, 2016
African Women’s Challenge	Gaborone, Botsawana	July 09 to July 16, 2016
African Amateur Individual Championships	Lome, Togo	August 04 to August 13, 2016
African Youth Championships	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	August 20 to August 28, 2016
African Clubs Championships	Cape Town, South Africa	October 07 to October 13, 2016
African Schools Individual Championships	Lusaka, Zambia	December 10 to December 18, 2016
African Junior Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	December 27, 2016 to January 06, 2017

ZONAL EVENTS	Place	Date
Zone 4.4 Individual	Accra, Ghana	March 28 to April 06, 2016
Zone 4.1 Individual	Algiers, Algeria	April 09 to April 16, 2016
Zone 4.2 Individual	Nairobi, Kenya	April 20 to April 30, 2016
Zone 4.3 Individual	Le Morne, Mauritius	April 23 to May 02, 2016
Zone 4.3 U16 Youth Team	Beira, Mozambique	July 08 to July 15, 2016
Zone 4.2 U16 Youth Team	Kigali, Rwanda	July 15 to July 22, 2016
Zone 4.4 U16 Youth Team	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	July 22 to July 31, 2016
Zone 4.1 U16 Youth Team	Nouakchott, Mauritania	July 24 to August 02, 2016

Source: The Chess Drum blog