CategoriesChadIn an effort aimed at fostering inclusive democracy, the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), have developed a Voter’s Guide, now adopted by the National Election Management Agency (ANGE). Designed to equip voters with comprehensive knowledge of the electoral process, this guide has become […]
CategoriesChadAs part of its commitment to fostering widespread and responsible citizen participation in the upcoming elections on December 29, 2024, the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) organized a series of cultural events across several provincial capitals in Chad. Held on December 6, the eve of the electoral campaign set to run from […]
CategoriesChadAt a conference titled “Is Parliament Open to Women? An Assessment” held in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 28-29, 2009, the Inter-Parliamentary Union gathered 80 parliamentarians and administrators from 38 countries to assess the progress in women’s parliamentary participation. This event, focused on parliamentary committees working towards gender equality and women’s rights, highlighting the persistent challenges […]
CategoriesChad News and ViewsChad’s political landscape is heating up as the country prepares for legislative, provincial, and municipal elections set for December 29, 2024. While the Agence Nationale de Gestion des Election (ANGE) is moving forward with preparations, several opposition parties, including Les Transformateurs and those grouped under the Groupe de Concertation des Acteurs Politiques (GCAP), are raising […]
CategoriesChad News and ViewsAs the December 2024 legislatives, provincial and communal elections approach in Chad, and while the main opposition parties remain hesitant to engage in the electoral battle, citing unfavorable weather conditions and calling for a postponement, another battle is taking shape: the smaller political parties, which had previously aligned with the ruling Mouvement Patriotique du Salut […]
CategoriesChadThe National Election Management Agency (ANGE) is at the forefront of embarking the Republic of Chad on a historic political journey, with three major elections scheduled. This event will mark the simultaneous holding of legislative, provincial, and municipal elections, giving citizens the opportunity to vote for their representatives at all levels in a single day. […]
CategoriesChadChad’s electoral commission, the Agence Nationale de Gestion des Élections (ANGE) made significant strides towards reinforcing democratic processes through targeted civic and electoral education. The workshop held on August 29-30, 2024, with technical support from the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), served as a key moment in strengthening the capacities of 26 […]
CategoriesSouth AfricaSouth Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections saw the African National Congress (ANC) obtain 40% of the vote, and lose its once unassailable majority. No party won a sufficient majority to be able to form a government. This necessitated the formation of a coalition government. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 2024 National and Provincial Election […]
CategoriesNews and Views South Africa UncategorisedJustifiably, in the lead up to electoral processes, media coverage tends to focus on providing coverage to political parties and the issues at stake in the elections and in society – fairly, accurately, comprehensively, and equitably. While useful, focusing only on these issues, ignores the lived reality of people in society, and tends to ignore […]
CategoriesSouth AfricaDespondency and the lack of trustLeading in to the 2024 elections, the majority of South Africans felt – and were feeling for some time – that, on balance, the country was heading in the wrong direction – in the direction opposite to the democratic and inclusive society that the South African Constitution articulates as the […]
