Covering the Basics? Reflecting on Civic and Voter Education in Grand Gedeh
A local NGO in Zwedru by the name of GEFOINET has been conducting CVE
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CategoriesLiberiaThe Dynamics of voter registration in border communities: Perspectives from Lofa County
Lofa is the third largest county of the 15 counties, located in the northmost part of
Liberia and bordered by Sierra Leone to the west and Guinea to the north and east.
Lofa has five districts dominated by specific ethnic groups. Strong cross-border
ethnic ties and marriages with neighbouring Guinea and Sierra Leone are common.
CategoriesLiberiaPolitical parties take a promising step towards securing women’s inclusion in Liberia’s 2023 elections.
On 11 May 2023, political parties and the National Elections Commission (NEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which signals political parties’ commitment to nominating women in a minimum 30% of their candidate listings in the upcoming 2023 General Elections. This commitment demonstrates their support for women’s political participation and was a significant step toward promoting gender equality and women’s political representation.
CategoriesLiberiaCitizen Trust Is a Crucial Currency in Liberia’s Electoral Processes
From 28 April – 8 May 2023, EISA’s LTOs have visited 107 voter registration centers in 5 counties (Nimba, Bong, Grand Gedeh, Lofa and River Cess). This brief shines the spotlight on observations made in Nimba and Bong. Across the country citizens showed strong ownership of the election and that elections are a worthwhile democratic process that should be protected at all costs.
CategoriesCentral African RegionEISA supports ECCAS Technical Retreat
2022 EISA-ECCAS Technical Retreat 9 – 11 May 2022 EISA supported the Economic Community of Central African State (ECCAS) in convening a technical retreat from May 09 to 11 to review the draft guidelines for election observation and the draft principles of democratic elections. The retreat was held at the Dounía Park outside Libreville. EISA […]
CategoriesChadEISA Chad: Launch of Support to Chadian Citizen Actors and Elections Project
The 15th of February 2023 marked the official launch of the ‘Support to Chadian Citizen Actors and Elections’ (Appui aux Acteurs Citoyens Tchadiens et aux Elections – ACTE) project in N’Djamena, Chad. The project is funded through the generous support of the European Union. Ambassador Kurt Cornelis, Head of the European Union Delegation to Chad, along […]
CategoriesLiberiaLaunch of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy (EISA)-International Election Observation Mission (EOM) Project for Liberia 2023 elections
The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) is pleased to announce the launch of its International Election Observation Mission project for the Liberia 2023 Presidential and Legislative elections. The EISA International Election Observation Mission (EISA-IEOM), funded by USAID-Liberia to deploy short and long-term international observers, will assess the integrity of the electoral process […]
CategoriesSomaliaEISA Somalia: Somalia 2021/2 Election Update
The Somalia 2021/2 Election Update was set up to provide regular and reliable election related information for media, political parties, civil society organisations and other interested stakeholders for 2021/2 Somali Presidential elections, as well as the House of the People and Senate elections. Countdown to Presidential Election EXPIRED Results House of the People States Total […]
CategoriesForumEISA Regional Forum 2022
Regional Workshop on the Review of EISA’s “Benchmarks for Enhanced Political Party Performance for Democratic Governance in Africa” Radisson Red Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa 29-30 March 2022 Documents Concept NoteAgenda Background EISA hosted a regional workshop for political parties from Great Lakes, east and Southern Africa region in order to review its “Benchmarks for enhanced […]
CategoriesCentral African RegionEISA Central African Republic: RAC report release
On June 25, 2021, EISA partner Reseau arc-en-ciel (RAC) released its general Report on the electoral process. This report covers the first round of the presidential and legislative elections, the second round of the legislative elections coupled with the first round of the partial as well as the second round of the partial combined with the residual […]