Liberians Vote in Great Numbers
October 13, 2011
On 11 October, Liberia held its second election since the conclusion of the bloody civil war that lasted from 1999 to 2003. Julia Hedlund, IFES Program Manager for Africa, comments.
Elections
Liberians Vote in Great Numbers
October 13, 2011
On 11 October, Liberia held its second election since the conclusion of the bloody civil war that lasted from 1999 to 2003. The first round of the presidential election featured 16 candidates, including incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. IFES staff visited a number of polling stations.
Elections
Conversations and Films: Voter Education Efforts in Liberia
August 31, 2011
In an effort to increase awareness and knowledge on the 23 August constitutional referendum that was held in Liberia, IFES and 18 civil society organizations (CSOs) launched an extensive civic and voter education campaign. Posters were placed throughout Liberian towns and villages, outreach was performed for individuals across the country and a mobile cinema featuring a film on the changes that would be implemented by the referendum went on tour.
Civic Education,
Election Procedures
IFES Briefs Congressional Staff on Elections in Africa
November 22, 2010
On November 19, IFES’s Regional Director for Africa Almami Cyllah and Deputy Director for Africa Abigail Wilson briefed Congressional staff about elections in Africa. Attending the briefing were staff from the House of Representatives and the Congressional Research Service.
Elections
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Discusses Democracy in Liberia
May 26, 2010
On May 26, 2010, IFES hosted a roundtable discussion with the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the consolidation of democracy in Liberia and the establishment of a credible and sustainable system of elections. The participants also discussed democracy in Africa and how the international donor community can help the continent continue on its democratization path. Peter Kelly, chairman of the IFES Board of Directors, gave the opening remarks at the meeting that brought together election and democracy experts in the DC area. They gathered at the Ritz-Carlton in the West End. Liberia’s next elections will be held in 2011.
Democracy Assistance,
Electoral Systems,
Election Procedures,
Governance,
Rule of Law
Discovering Africa
February 22, 2010
When I first arrived in Liberia on my second field trip for IFES, an unexpected thought crossed my mind: Why am I here? On the surface, there was no obvious connection between me and this distant continent. Five years earlier, I would not have envisioned myself stepping out of a plane into the Monrovian airport.
Democracy Assistance,
Civil Society,
Elections