[EN] 📚 | #DidYouKnow? In 2024, 7 Southern African countries held elections, the most of any region in Africa that year. 🗳️ What stood out? 🇿🇦 Lowest voter turnout in South Africa 🇲🇿 Post-election violence in Mozambique 🇲🇺 10-day social media ban in Mauritius 🇳🇦 First female Head of State in Namibia 💡 Which two countries experienced two peaceful transfers of power amid government changes in the region? Find the answer in the image below! ✅ 📄 Reflections on the 2024 Elections in Southern Africa from the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) 🖇️ https://bit.ly/4102XX7 ___ [FR] 📚 | #LeSaviezVous ? En 2024, 7 pays d'Afrique australe ont organisé des élections, le plus grand nombre de toute région en Afrique cette année-là. 🗳️ Faits marquants : 🇿🇦 Taux de participation le plus bas en Afrique du Sud 🇲🇿 Violences post-électorales au Mozambique 🇲🇺 Interdiction des réseaux sociaux pendant 10 jours à Maurice 🇳🇦 Première femme à la tête de l'État en Namibie 💡 Quels sont les deux pays dans la région qui ont connu deux transitions pacifiques de pouvoir malgré des changements gouvernementaux ? Découvrez la réponse dans l'image plus bas ! ✅ 📄 Réflexions sur les élections de 2024 en Afrique australe par le Centre africain pour la résolution constructive des conflits (ACCORD) 🖇️ https://bit.ly/4102XX7
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Strengthening electoral integrity across Africa | On renforçe l'intégrité électorale à travers l'Afrique 🗳️
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🇸🇸 With just two years until #SouthSudan’s 2026 elections, following their postponement from 2024, is there enough time to establish the necessary mechanisms and structures? 📕 Check out Nic Cheeseman’s latest paper for Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Africa on how to ensure peaceful elections in South Sudan ⬇️
Director of the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR)
🚨 New Discussion Paper: How to Hold Peaceful Elections in South Sudan 🚨 I am delighted to share a new publication 📝 , How to Hold Peaceful Elections in South Sudan, with my brilliant colleagues Luka Biong, and Edmund Yakani. Read the full paper below and here: https://lnkd.in/gsuYiGvM The general elections ✅ in South Sudan 🇸🇸 have been postponed to December 2026, leaving limited time to implement mechanisms needed to minimize violence 🕊️ and resolve conflicts. Building on the 2023 publication "How (Not) to Hold Elections in South Sudan", this analysis provides pragmatic strategies for fostering peaceful elections. Inspired by consultations with civil society, political leaders, and academics, the discussion paper acknowledges the risks while presenting realistic, actionable options for addressing the country’s challenges and opportunities. This publication is designed to help South Sudanese 🇸🇸policy makers and citizens to think through the different strategies that can be employed now to minimise electoral violence 🕊️ , which are most likely to be effective in the South Sudanese 🇸🇸 context, and which can realistically be implemented ahead of the next general elections. ✅ The report is published under the ‘Raising Civil VOICES’ project by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Africa in partnership with #CIGPJ and #CEPO, funded by the #EuropeanUnion. Thanks especially to Ulrich Thum, and before him Anna Reuss, for their hard work in making this happen. Thanks also to Darren Scott Nance and Jan Pospisil for their insights and inspiration.
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[EN] 🎉 Happy 18th anniversary to the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance (ACDEG). 📜 Why does the #ACDEG matter to you? 🗳️ To ensure election results reflect Africa’s true choices. ⚖️ To ensure leaders step down at the end of their terms. 🔄 To guarantee smooth transitions of power. 🗣️ To protect the rights of all citizens to participate in democracy. 📜 To hold governments accountable for their electoral promises. 🌍 To promote inclusivity, ensuring all voices are heard. 📣 The ACDEG isn’t just a document; it’s a tool for progress and a safeguard for Africa’s future. That’s why AHEAD Africa urges the remaining African Union member states to ratify it, a recommendation we also put forward during the #EACSOFSummit2024 🖇️ https://bit.ly/4heGYBl ____ [FR] 🎉Joyeux 18e anniversaire à la Charte africaine de la démocratie, des élections et de la gouvernance (ACDEG). 📜 Pourquoi le #CADEG est-elle importante pour vous ? 🗳️ Pour garantir que les résultats des élections reflètent les véritables choix de l'Afrique. ⚖️ Pour assurer que les dirigeants se retirent à la fin de leur mandat. 🔄 Pour garantir des transitions de pouvoir en douceur. 🗣️ Pour protéger les droits de tous les citoyens de participer à la démocratie. 📜 Pour tenir les gouvernements responsables de leurs promesses électorales. 🌍 Pour promouvoir l'inclusivité, en veillant à ce que toutes les voix soient entendues. 📣 Le #CADEG n'est pas seulement un document ; c'est un outil de progrès et de protection pour l'avenir de l'Afrique. C'est pourquoi AHEAD Africa incite les États membres restants de l'Union africaine à le ratifier, une recommandation que nous avons formulée lors du #SommetEACSOF2024 🖇️ https://bit.ly/4heGYBl
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[FR] | 🎉 C’est officiel. Le site web d'AHEAD Africa est en LIGNE! 🟢 Votre source d’information sur l'#intégrité #électorale en #Afrique. 🗳️ 🌐 Explorer le site web 🖇️ https://ow.ly/VQsx50UPgIR
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[EN] | 🎉 It’s official. AHEAD Africa's #website is now LIVE! 🟢 Your source on #electoral #integrity in #Africa. 🗳️ 🌐 Explore it now 🖇️ https://ow.ly/5aUb50UPgwb
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[EN] 📚 | #DidYouKnow? 🇹🇬 #Togo’s first senatorial #elections are just two weeks away, but the 2025 presidential elections already happened in March 2024! 🗳️ 🚫 What was taken away in the 2024 presidential elections? 📕 Read the Africa Center for Strategic Studies' spotlight on Africa’s 2025 Elections 🖇️ bit.ly/4aC7hiu ___ [FR] 📚 | #LeSaviezVous ? 🇹🇬 Les premières élections sénatoriales du Togo sont dans deux semaines, mais les élections présidentielles de 2025 ont déjà eu lieu en mars 2024 ! 🗳️ 🚫 Qu'est-ce qui a été supprimé lors des élections présidentielles de 2024 ? 📕 Lisez l'analyse des élections 2025 en Afrique par Africa Center for Strategic Studies 🖇️ bit.ly/4aC7hiu
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🌟 LinkedIn is full of #opportunities — don’t miss this one. When young people vote, change happens. 🗳️ 🔄 That’s why the EU-funded WYDE Civic Engagement project is offering up to 40,000 EUR per selected applicant to improve #youth participation in #Nigeria, #Ghana, #Gambia, #Liberia, and #SierraLeone. 🇳🇬 🇬🇭 🇬🇲 🇱🇷 🇸🇱 Ready to drive change? Find all the details to apply below ⬇️
📢 Call for Proposals: WYDE Civic Engagement 🌍 Funding opportunity to enhance youth engagement and democratic participation in electoral processes in Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. 💡 Details: Funding: Up to EUR 40,000 per sub-grantee Sub-grants: 5 (one per country) Duration: 12 months (1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026) Deadline: 27 January 2025 (applications reviewed on a rolling basis) 📂 Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/U19M50UGIc5 💪 Led by WYDE Civic Engagement 🛠️Implemented by Democracy Reporting International, European Exchange, EDGE and Election-Watch.EU ⚡Powered by the European Union & the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD)
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[EN] 📚 | #DidYouKnow? As of the 2024 #elections, no African country has fully digitised elections. 🤖🗳️ 🇳🇦 #Namibia is the first in Africa and one of the few globally to successfully implement electronic voting. Guess the year it was implemented? Answer in the image below. ✅ 📕 Read more on #Africa's 2024 election trends from Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) Africa study 🖇️ bit.ly/40FlnMK ___ [FR] 📚 | #LeSaviezVous ? En 2024, aucun pays africain n'a entièrement numérisé ses #élections. 🤖🗳️ 🇳🇦 La #Namibie est le premier pays en Afrique à avoir réussi à implémenter le vote électronique. Devinez l'année de sa mise en œuvre ? Réponse dans l'image plus bas. ✅ 📕 Découvrez les tendances des élections en #Afrique en 2024 dans l'étude de Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) Africa 🖇️ bit.ly/40FlnMK
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[EN] 🗞️ | #News 🇳🇦 #Namibia’s opposition parties sue the electoral commission. Read more 🖇️ bit.ly/4hnMMrV ___ [FR] 🗞️ | #Actualité 🇳🇦 En #Namibie, les partis d'opposition poursuivent la commission électorale. En savoir plus 🖇️ bit.ly/4g9MPql AfEONet, ACFIM Africa, AfricTivistes, Ghana Center For Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Democracy Reporting International, East and Horn of Africa Election Observation Network (E-HORN), Elections Observation Group KENYA (ELOG), European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), Zimbabwe Election Support Network, West Africa Election Observers Network - WAEON
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🇿🇼 #Zimbabwe considers postponing #elections from 2028 to 2030. 📢 ⚠️ Our partner, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, warns this could undermine #democracy, threaten electoral integrity, erode public trust, and set a risky precedent for the SADC region. ⚠️ 📄 Read full statement below. ⬇️
The ongoing debates to postpone elections in Zimbabwe from 2028 to 2030 raises important questions about the impact of this decision on democratic processes and electoral stakeholder engagement. What are your thoughts on this topic? Rindai Chipfunde-Vava Ellen Dingani Dr. James Tsabora AHEAD Africa @Taona Ernest Mwanyisa Dr. Tinashe Gumbo Prof Annie Barbara Chikwanha Rekai Rusinga The International Foundation for Electoral Systems Elections Observation Group KENYA (ELOG) Asian Network for Free Elections (Anfrel) West Africa Election Observers Network - WAEON East and Horn of Africa Election Observation Network (E-HORN) Lovejoy S Mutongwiza Emma Zihonye Tawanda Chimhini African Union Emilia Bundo Ethel Muchena Thandeka Mellisa Tatsvareyi