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Manatt Fellow Presents on Election Dispute Resolution in Africa
In September 2019, IFES Manatt Fellow Tinashe Hofisi presented on presidential election petitions in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe at the 14th Annual Symposium of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. He highlighted the unique jurisdictional tools available to apex courts in adjudication of presidential elections and their effect on judicial outcomes.
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Manatt Fellow Presents on Presidential Election Petitions in Africa
From October 30-November 1, 2019, IFES participated in the Fourth African Judicial Dialogue in Uganda. IFES Manatt Fellow Tinashe Hofisi presented his paper on presidential election petitions in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Regional Director on “The Elections We Want” in Africa
As part of its annual report, the Wilson Center Africa Program asked IFES Regional Director for Africa Rushdi Nackerdien to contribute an essay on recent African elections. His piece, “The Elections We Want,” covered 2017 elections in Angola, Rwanda, Liberia, Senegal, the Gambia, and Kenya, and their implications for election practitioners moving forward.
January 31, 2018
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Hoy inscripciones masivas
“Massive Registration Today” is a periodical article, available in Spanish, published in June 1990 by “El Comercio” newspaper in Ecuador. The article features the coverage of child elections registration period in Quito, Ecuador. The article offers a listing of the registration sites in Quito, as well as it announces the representatives of the Children’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal and describe briefly a few of their attributes.
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Democracy at Work
IFES is assisting Sierra Leonean election officials as they register candidates, educate voters and introduce new political finance regulations.
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Report/Paper
The Gambia: Pre-Election Assessment 1996, Final Report
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 media and The Gambia’s election commission. The report discusses the challenges faced by various election teams (IFES, NDI) in The Gambia.
August 31, 1996
Election Material
Civic Education Material
La Pandilla: Los candidatos y los ninos
“The Gang: the Candidates and Children” is an informative workbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the “El Comercio” newspaper in Ecuador. The workbook contains activities and comics for children. The centerfold segment features Questions and Answers between children and presidential candidates.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Conciencia (Boletin No 2)
“Conciencia (Bulletin Nr. 2)” is a February 1991 civic education program bulletin, available in Spanish, issued in Ecuador. The bulletin contains articles on the Second Bolivarian Conference of Civic Institutions, women in democracy as well as it gives insights on civic education and program training info related to it. Additionally, it lists 17 human rights.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Comic on Children's rights: "y ahora quien podra garantizarnos nuestros derechos, rondamon?"
““And Now, Who will be the One Guaranteeing our Rights, Rondamon?” is a cartoon from a periodical, available in Spanish, published in 1990 in a newspaper in Ecuador. The document is a commentary of upholding of children’s rights illustrated in a periodical comic. The photo depicts a little girl inserting her vote in the ballot box which is being held by a representative from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. The question she is asking him is “And now, who will be the one guaranteeing our rights, Rondamon?”
Election Material
Civic Education Material
TSE hizo la convocatoria para elecciones infantiles
“The Supreme Electoral Tribunal Calls for Child Elections” is a periodical article, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by “Universo” newspaper in Ecuador. The article announces call to children to vote in the June 30, 1990 child elections and it explains how to participate in the elections. Additionally, the article presents the listing of the children’s rights.