Africa & West Asia

The Africa and West Asia region is undergoing constant change. Some countries in the region are moving towards multi-party elections that are mostly free, fair and peaceful.

However, democracy faces several considerable challenges, and in some areas, problems are resurfacing after a period of improved conditions. Problems that concern the entire region include weak political institutions, the underrepresentation of women in political life and limited media freedom.

What's Going On

Jun
07
2018

Archive photo: International IDEA - ECN joint activity. Photo credit: ECN Communications.

Archive photo: International IDEA - ECN joint activity. Photo credit: ECN Communications.

Event

Africa Regional Conference on Financing of Electoral Processes: an Investment for Inclusive and Sustainable Democracy

Jun
06
2018

Archive photo from the 1st Youth Summer School, Kigali. Photo credit: Frank Kayitare

Archive photo from the 1st Youth Summer School, Kigali. Photo credit: Frank Kayitare

Event

The Second Edition of Annual Youth Summer School

Jun
05
2018

Event

Africa Innovation Summit: Innovations in Electoral Democracy

May
21
2018

.رؤساء ومفوضي ومسؤولي الإدارة الانتخابية الذين يمثلون الجزائر وجزر القمر وكرواتيا والأردن وليبيا وفلسطين والصومال وجزر القمر وممثلي منظمات مثل جامعة الدول العربية والمؤسسة الدولية للنظم الانتخابية

.رؤساء ومفوضي ومسؤولي الإدارة الانتخابية الذين يمثلون الجزائر وجزر القمر وكرواتيا والأردن وليبيا وفلسطين والصومال وجزر القمر وممثلي منظمات مثل جامعة الدول العربية والمؤسسة الدولية للنظم الانتخابية

News Article

البعثة الاستطلاعية للانتخابات البلدية التونسية لعام 2018

May
18
2018

Several EMB presidents, commissioners and officials representing Algeria, the Comoros, Croatia, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Palestine and Somalia, and representatives of international organization such as IFES, Leagues of the Arab States.

Several EMB presidents, commissioners and officials representing Algeria, the Comoros, Croatia, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Palestine and Somalia, and representatives of international organization such as IFES, Leagues of the Arab States.

News Article

Exploratory Mission to Tunisian Municipal Elections 2018 organized in partnership with the Arab EMBs, ISIE and UNDP

May
10
2018

Event

Political Participation of Refugees: Bridging the Gaps

Country & Regional Support

African Union Commission

Our office in Addis Ababa works closely with the African Union (AU).

We formalized our relationship with the AU Commission in a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Accra, Ghana, on 30 June 2007 during the African Union Summit. We actively contributed to the development of the AU Charter as well as the establishment of the AU's electoral assistance programme, and the electoral assistance fund. International IDEA and the AU have also collaborated in areas such as the land and governance, gender, and in political party strengthening.

Tunisia

Our office in Tunis has provided assistance to the Tunisian effort to organize free and fair elections.

More specifically, we were was asked to comment on the draft electoral law while it was still at a confidential stage. We equip societies by acknowledging respect for women’s political rights, supporting women in parliament and engaging electoral management bodies and citizens in the use of our tools and workshops.

Fostering national dialogue

We contribute to ongoing national dialogues surrounding democracy in the region.

We were invited to work with the national dialogue committee in Jordan, including on the development of a new electoral law, a new political parties law and some constitutional amendments in conjunction with the constitutional reform committee. Additionally, we broadened our number of contacts with the national dialogue committee in Morocco. Our representatives continue to provide support across the region for the constitutional building and revision processes.

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