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Oct
21
2020
21
2020
Meeting
The practice of recalling elected representatives during their term of office is both topical and controversial within the context of democratic governance across the globe. On the one hand, recall can be an instrument to ensure adequate representation of the...
Sep
29
2020
29
2020
Meeting
The Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) are embarking on a continental project on ‘Sustainable Governance Response to COVID-19 in...
Sep
24
2020
24
2020
Meeting
The Global Peace Index is the flagship annual report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). This year’s report is the 14th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their...
Aug
31
2020
31
2020
Meeting
Malawi held fresh Presidential elections following a Constitutional Court order of the 3rd of February 2020 that nullified the Presidential election that had been held on the 21st of May 2019, which decision was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeal on the...
Aug
26
2020
26
2020
Conference/Forum
The purpose of the webinar, organized by International IDEA Africa and West Asia Programme, is to create a virtual platform for dialogue and experience-sharing on how parliamentary democracy can be preserved and how parliaments can take the lead in ensuring...
Aug
12
2020
12
2020
Conference/Forum
Concluding Session - Continental Youth Consultation on Engaging Youth in the Electoral Process
This webinar will be held in English.
Aug
07
2020
07
2020
Conference/Forum
Webinaire Session II- Les Jeunes renforcent la paix et sécurité pendant la période électorale en Afrique sous le COVID-19
This webinar will be held in French.
Aug
03
2020
03
2020
Conference/Forum
Webinar Session II- Youth fostering Peace and Security during Elections in Africa amid COVID-19
This webinar will be held in English.
Jul
29
2020
29
2020
Conference/Forum
Webinaire Session I - Réengager la jeunesse dans les élections pendant la période du COVID-19
This webinar will be held in French.
Jul
21
2020
21
2020
Roundtable/Panel
The current Covid-19 pandemic has brought a sharper relief to issues attendant to Women’s Political Participation in Africa. The pandemic’s effects are being felt across the spectrum of the key areas of democracy foci for International IDEA that form the...
Jul
20
2020
20
2020
Meeting
Electoral Management Bodies facing COVID-19 challenges : Experiences from Africa and West Asia
Jun
30
2020
30
2020
Meeting
As the COVID-19 crisis takes a devastating toll on lives and livelihoods across the continent, its effects on the democratic development of African countries becomes fundamental. While much attention has been paid to the question of its consequences for...
Jun
25
2020
25
2020
Side Event
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the fragile socio-economic situation in the Horn of Africa and has compounded existing and/or created new challenges to democratisation in the region. It has also arrived at a time when four of the six countries in the...
Jun
22
2020
22
2020
Meeting
With 23 national elections scheduled in 22 countries, the African election calendar is busy in 2020. Four of these elections have already taken place in the first quarter of the year, before COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa. Apart from Ethiopia, no...
Jun
18
2020
18
2020
Roundtable/Panel
As COVID-19 crisis worsens, its effects on democratic development of African countries become a key issue and priority. Much attention has been paid to the question of its consequences on electoral processes, as well as on constitutionalism and the rule of...
Jun
15-15
2020
15-15
2020
Workshop/Training
The struggle for women’s participation in public affairs and the political life of their countries as equal actors has been an enduring feature of the entire period since independence in Africa.
Jun
11
2020
11
2020
Roundtable/Panel
As the COVID-19 crisis takes a devastating toll on lives and livelihoods across the continent, its effects on the democratic development of African countries become fundamental. While much attention has been paid to the question of its consequences for...
Jun
03
2020
03
2020
Meeting
National elections are scheduled to take place in Malawi, Seychelles and Tanzania later this year, whilst Namibia will be holding regional council and local authorities elections. The Southern Africa region, like other parts of the continent, has seen a...
May
28
2020
28
2020
Meeting
As the COVID-19 crisis worsens, its effects on the democratic development of African countries becomes a key priority. Much attention has been paid to the question of its consequences for electoral processes. Its impact on constitutionalism and the rule of...