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09
2023
09
2023
News Article
The majority of the East Africa Member States have experienced conflicts since independence, and some countries remain in protracted conflict situations decades later. The region faces state and...
Apr
15
2023
15
2023
Press Release
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is deeply concerned about the recent developments in Sudan and particularly today’s eruption of violent...
Apr
12
2023
12
2023
News Article
Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa with a population of around 7 million people. Having faced a long-standing civil war, the country experienced a difficult transition to democracy.
Mar
29
2023
29
2023
News Article
On the 18th and 19th of March 2023, International IDEA's Tunis Office, organized a Moot Court Competition on the limitation clause of rights and freedoms in the Tunisian constitution and the...
Mar
29
2023
29
2023
News Article
Democracy organizations co-leads of the youth democracy cohort (International IDEA, The European Partnership for Democracy, the European Youth Network and Africtivistes) call on civil society...
Mar
28
2023
28
2023
News Article
The pre-summit for democracy forum, held in Lusaka, Zambia on the 27 and 28 of March 2023, aimed to facilitate the contextualization and localization of S4D2 conversations. The pre-summit provided a...
Mar
28
2023
28
2023
News Article
On 12 March 2023, International IDEA’s Sudan programme launched its first-ever Young Political Leaders Academy (YPLA).
The Academy brought together 75 young leaders from across the country to...
Mar
20
2023
20
2023
Feature Story
Despite the legal reforms that have been taken by various Arab countries following their ratification of various international agreements guaranteeing women's civil and political rights, women have...
Mar
14
2023
14
2023
Commentary
Litigating election disputes is contentious, complex, and excessively technical. The technicality of electoral dispute litigation is fueled by the strict requirements of the Electoral Act, coupled...
Mar
10
2023
10
2023
Commentary
The first school for girls in Sudan was established in 1907 by a Mahdist warrior named Babiker Bedri, who realised from that time the importance of women's education. Initially, the classes were held...
Mar
08
2023
08
2023
Press Release
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...
Mar
07
2023
07
2023
Commentary
International Women’s Day (IWD) an event borne from the suffrage women’s movement since 1909, is a day that globally celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women....
Mar
03
2023
03
2023
News Article
It is with deep sorrow and heavy heart that we share the sad news of Dr Bassma Kodmani’s passing. A highly reputed political scientist and a professor of International Relations at Paris University,...
Mar
02
2023
02
2023
News Article
International IDEA is saddened by the passing of Frene Ginwala on 12 January 2023, at the age of 90.
The Institute wishes to convey its deepest condolences and sympathies to the Ginwala family and...
Feb
27
2023
27
2023
News Article
Since 2014, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance has been working with Tunisian institutions and civil society to promote the implementation of proportionality in the...
Feb
20
2023
20
2023
Press Release
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that establishes terms...
Jan
31
2023
31
2023
Feature Story
International IDEA believes that diversity can strengthen democracy and peaceful cohesion if values of inclusion and the right for equal participation for all citizens are protected. Without...
Jan
27
2023
27
2023
News Article
Over the last five years, the continent has witnessed a decline in the number of democratic systems, with 45 per cent of the population now living in hybrid regimes. The quality of democracy is also...
Dec
23
2022
23
2022
News Article
International IDEA, with the support from the European Commission, has been contributing to increasing effective evidence-based and coordinated support for democracy across the world through the...
Dec
19
2022
19
2022
Commentary
Here are five events and trends from the last year that capture the most important developments in democracy and human rights across the continent. Overall, 2022 saw both positive and negative trends...