Uganda’s Parliament approves an imprudent supplementary budget for government personnel salaries
On May 16, 2023, Parliament of Uganda passed a supplementary request of UGX 4.4 trillion(USD 1,181,221,360) from the Ministry of Finance seeking […]
The Electoral Commission of Uganda in another dilemma as government lacks funds for the upcoming Local Council elections
The fate of conducting elections for Local Council 1 and 2 leaders in Uganda remains unclear, as government has not yet released […]
Defections and alliances shape Sierra Leone politics ahead of June polls.
With slightly over a month to the general elections in Sierra Leone, scheduled to take place on the 24th of June 2023, defections […]
Campaign finance reforms among the raft of proposals by Uganda’s EMB ahead of the 2026 elections
A raft of proposals by Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) are in the pipeline ahead of the 2026 elections. Among the proposals is […]
5th Annual Symposium on Money in Politics in Africa
The 5th Annual e-symposium on Money-in-politics in Africa majorly focused on the Private Sector and Political Financing in Africa
Payment of DRC reparation costs. Who should shoulder the burden?
Payment of DRC reparation costs – Who should shoulder the burden?
The state of civic space in Uganda
Join the discussion as we further discuss the state of civic space in Uganda
OECD DAC recommendations on enabling environment for civil society
OECD DAC recommendations on enabling environment for civil society
EN-Press Release – New Realities Summit
Leaders from 24 citizen observer organizations from 20 countries from across Africa met in Accra, Ghana to strategize on how to better […]
New realities of Citizen Election Observation in Africa Summit – Accra, Ghana
In May 2023, Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) and the African election Observers Network (AfEONet) joined the rest of the leading citizen […]
Will Zimbabwe deliver credible 2023 elections without a robust law regulating campaign financing?
In three months’ time, Zimbabwe will go through yet another general election with the absence of effective legal and institutional mechanisms to […]
Free and fair elections hang in balance in the upcoming Madagascar 2023 polls.
With less than six months for the Malagasy people to go to the polls, there remains uncertainty on whether the election will […]