Africa
A continent with unique challenges and political contexts, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has worked in over 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past three decades. From Nigeria to Kenya and Liberia to Guinea, IFES programming seeks to advance good governance and democratic rights by providing technical assistance to election officials; empower the underrepresented to participate in the political process; and apply field-based research to improve the electoral cycle.
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31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
“Education Civique” is a 1997 pamphlet, available in French, which explains how to be a responsible, conscientious citizen of Mali .The document, published by the Friederich Ebert Foundation,...
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
“Citizenship and Democracy” is a training manual published in 1997 by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDSA). The manual provides a guide for lesson plans that educators can use to...
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
“Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd'hui sur une liste electorale” is a flyer from 1997, available in French, encouraging readers to register to vote in the 1997 Presidential Elections in Cameroon. The...
31 Dec 1996 | Publication
This report summarizes IFES’ efforts and results concerning the training of poll workers in the Ivory Coast. The report is specific to the partial legislative and municipal...
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
This Liberian cartoon explains the importance of voter registration, encourages voter participation, and emphasizes free and fair elections in the upcoming July 19th, 1997 General Elections. Entitled...
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
Parliamentary and Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill, 1997
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
“Votons!” is a political flyer, available in French, which features a comic strip explaining how to vote. The flyer was made available by the Independent National Electoral Commission of Mali in...
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
This document, published in 1997 by the Namibia Institute for Democracy, outlines the “The Married Persons Equality Act.” The acts primary goal was to abolish marital power and property law. The...
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
“The Cameroonian Voter’s Guide” is a guide, published in 1997 by Conscience Africaine, which provides an explanation of the voting and electoral process in Cameroon in preparation for the...
31 Dec 1996 | Publication
This report begins with an announcement from The Great Alliance, a political grouping formed by the New Patriotic Party and the People’s Convention party. The announcement critiques the...
31 Dec 1996 | Election Material
“Guide de l’Electeur” is a guide, published by Evangelical Church of Congo, meant to teach the reader about the importance of voting and choosing a candidate whose ideas will benefit the state as...
28 Dec 1996 | Election Material
Ballot papers and envelope from Parliamentary elections held in Cote d'Ivoire on 29 December 1996. These ballot papers would have been used in the 100th Electoral District in the Prefecture of...
6 Dec 1996 | Election Material
Ballot used in the 7 December 1996 Presidential election held in Ghana. Main candidates in the election were Jerry RAWLINGS, John KUFUOR, and Edward MAHAMA.
30 Nov 1996 | Election Material
“Local Government Elections in Cameroon” is a booklet from December 1996 published by the Human Rights Clinic and Education Center, which outlines the importance of political participation, voting...
30 Nov 1996 | Publication
This final report on the technical assistance and observation mission to the November 1996 Presidential Elections in Madagascar. The report focuses on the electoral code, voter...
30 Nov 1996 | Publication
This final report on the technical assistance and observation mission to the November 1996 Presidential Elections in Madagascar. The report focuses on the electoral code, voter...
30 Nov 1996 | Publication
This report summarizes IFES technical assistance provided to Senegal for the regional, municipal and local elections held in 1996. The report discusses the Senegalese electoral framework,...
21 Nov 1996 | Election Material
Boletim Da Republica Suplemento - 1 Serie - Numero 47 - Sumario Lei No 9/96 and Other Miscellaneous Numbers
3 Nov 1996 | Election Material
Decentralization Laws Creating The Foi Communes of Mali
2 Nov 1996 | Election Material
Presidential ballots used in the first round of Madagascar's 1996 election. The main candidates in the first round were Didier RATSIRAKA, Herizo RAZAFIMAHALEO, and Albert ZAFY.
2 Nov 1996 | Election Material
Administrative Ordinance/Decrees/Decisions Related to The Election of The President of The Republic on Nov. 3, 1996
31 Oct 1996 | Election Material
This is the November 1996 edition of South Africa’s “Truth Talk,” a publication of the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The magazine focuses on reparations for civil rights...
31 Oct 1996 | Publication
This report assesses progress in elections preparations and highlights issues that needed to be addressed in Zaire prior to the 1997 elections. The report is designed to highlight needed...
31 Oct 1996 | Publication
This paper provides a brief overview of the run-up to the December 1996 elections in Ghana. This document provides background information about the political developments that took place...
15 Oct 1996 | Election Material
The Electoral Commission Act, 1996
15 Oct 1996 | Election Material
The Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1996
3 Oct 1996 | Election Material
Government Gazette - Staatskoerant - Vol 376 No 17478 - Kantoor Van Die President No 1602 - No 51 Van 1996: Wet Op Die Verkiesingskommissie
3 Oct 1996 | Election Material
Government Gazette No. 17478 President's office
30 Sep 1996 | Election Material
Funded by USAID and IFES, this 1996 Ghanaian political campaign banner reads “Ghana Needs Your Vote” with the date of the presidential and parliamentary elections, December 7th, 1996.
30 Sep 1996 | Election Material
Funded by USAID and IFES, this 1996 Ghanaian political campaign banner reads “VOTE 96” and includes Ghanaian slogans in preparation for the upcoming December 7th, 1996 presidential and parliamentary...
31 Aug 1996 | Publication
This report was completed as a technical assessment of the electoral system in the Republic of Congo in 1995 in preparation for the presidential elections held in 1997...
31 Aug 1996 | Publication
This report summarizes IFES’ long-term observation of the 1996 presidential and legislative elections from summer 1996. The report focuses on the period from 1986 to 1996 and provides a...
31 Aug 1996 | Election Material
“Guide d’education civique et morale” is a guide from September 1996, available in French, with the goal of educating students on civic culture, democracy and peace. The document, published by...
31 Aug 1996 | Publication
This report summarizes a pre-election assessment from The Gambia in 1996. The report discusses various topics in The Gambia, including human rights, civic education, political parties, the...
31 Jul 1996 | Election Material
Draft Constitution for the Second Republic of The Gambia, as established in the aftermath of the military coup in 1994.
31 Jul 1996 | Publication
31 Jul 1996 | Publication
This report was completed as a technical assessment of the electoral system in the Republic of Congo in 1995 in preparation for the presidential elections held in 1997. The report is...
25 Jul 1996 | Election Material
An examination of provisions in the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia relating to the Ombudsman, the Land Commission, the National Council for Civic Education, the Commissions of...
25 Jul 1996 | Election Material
Examination by the Gambian newspaper, Foroyaa, as to the ability to amend the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia, and as to the status of the Constitution as fundamental law of The...
24 Jul 1996 | Election Material
Overview of provisions of the Second Republic of The Gambia as relate to the Judiciary Branch.
24 Jul 1996 | Election Material
The newspaper Foroyaa examines the provisions in the Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia, as to provisional measures in place to transfer power from the military government (AFPRC) to...
24 Jul 1996 | Election Material
In Book Eight, the Gambian newspaper, Foroyaa, examines provisions relating to public finance and public service in the new Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia.
21 Jul 1996 | Election Material
The Gambian newspaper Foroyaa, published a series of educational materials on the Constitution of the Second Republic of the Gambia. As the Second Republic was formed after a military coup, Book Six...
21 Jul 1996 | Election Material
The Gambian newspaper Foroyaa examines the Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia to examine similarities and differences between the 1970 and 1996 Constitutions as relating to the subject...
30 Jun 1996 | Election Material
Draft Constitution of Eritrea (English Translation).