Africans gather to discuss ways of improving elections and electoral practice
Citizens of Africa gathered in Lusaka, Zambia, for the pre-Summit for Democracy Citizens Summit in Defence of Democracy and Freedom, on the […]
Citizens Summit in Defense of Democracy and Freedom – Lusaka, Zambia
In March 2023, Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) joined other members of the Global Democracy Forum in organizing the Pre-second Summit for […]
Can the military leadership in the Republic of Sudan offer free and fair elections?
The republic of Sudan is scheduled to hold elections in July 2023, though no date has been fixed yet. The military ruler […]
Political Parties Registration Commission of Sierra Leone oriented on political finance monitoring
As Sierra Leone edges closer to elections for president, members of parliament, paramount chief, and local council in May and June, 2023, […]
ACFIM and AfEONET cohosting the pre-summit for democracy dialogue breakaway session on money in politics
Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) and the African Election Observers Network (AfEONet) are cohosting the pre-Summit for Democracy Dialogue breakaway session in […]
What do Opposition Protests mean for the Democratization Process in Africa?
On March 20, 2023, Africa witnessed a wave of opposition protests in Kenya, South Africa, the Gambia, Senegal and Tunisia among other […]
ACFIM sets foot in the rest of Africa
Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) last Friday, 10th March unveiled its new brand to great fanfare. The launch event for ACFIM’s new […]
Mali’s draft constitution – A recipe for creating an autocratic leader
The anticipated constitutional referendum in Mali has been postponed to a date yet to be announced. The Malians were set to vote […]
Was it worth investing 305 billion-naira on the 2023 Nigeria elections?
With the hope of equipping the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) with considerable administrative and organizational capacity to better manage […]
Zambia must improve its political finance legal framework
The republic of Zambia is in the international spotlight this month as it is co-hosting the activities of the second Summit for […]
International observers tell INEC to enforce campaign finance regulations
International election observers are calling upon the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) to dedicate resources towards enforcing campaign finance regulations […]
Reform political financing to increase women participation in politics
Out of 1.4 billion Africans, half of that population is female, yet their participation in political processes remains way below average. According […]