Sierra Leone: Violence breaks out in Freetown two days to general elections
Sierra Leone is scheduled to hold elections on Saturday, June 24, 2023. with an estimated 3.4 million registered voters expected to participate. […]
Opposition parties in Uganda boycott participating in by-elections
In Uganda, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party which has been in power since 1986 won yet again another by-election for the […]
Senegal’s internet shutdown signals a democracy under siege
The Senegalese government on June 7th partially reinstated mobile phone internet following a shutdown that had lasted weeks. The communications ministry stated […]
Public funding of political parties in Kenya lacks public scrutiny
Public funding of political parties in Kenya lacks transparency and accountability standards that are critical for democracy. Neither the Office of the […]
Pre-S4D Citizens Summit Report – 2023
On March 29 and 30, the Government of the Republic of Zambia co-hosted the Second Summit for Democracy with the United States […]
Pre-S4D Citizens Summit Report – 2023
On March 29 and 30, the Government of the Republic of Zambia co-hosted the Second Summit for Democracy with the United States […]
Quarterly donations to South African political parties exceeded $6m, DA declares biggest chunk.
A Party Funding Declarations report published by South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) last month has revealed that a total of $6,506,526 (R122,533,963.01) […]
Does the Patriotic Bill put a final nail on the coffin of democracy in Zimbabwe?
The Zimbabwe parliament, dominated by ZANU-PF party, on 31 March 2023 passed the Criminal Code Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill 2022, […]
Pan-African CSOs decry civic space and human rights violations in Senegal.
Pro-democracy and human rights civil society organizations in Africa are calling on the government of Senegal to urgently and unconditionally lift the […]
Hits and misses in Sierra Leone’s new electoral reforms ahead of June polls.
In two weeks, Sierra Leone heads to the polls in an election organised under the new electoral reforms that were presented by […]
Eswatini government disowns SADC Electoral Advisory Council Mission
The government of the kingdom of Eswatini is disassociating itself from the SADC Electoral Advisory Council’s mission that is on ground to […]