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Networked Justice: Preparing for the 2024 Super-Year of Elections
IFES experts say It’s time to recognize the critical role of judges in the defense of democracy.
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES Collaborates with Deaf Persons’ Associations to Develop First Sign Language Electoral Lexicon in Senegal
As part of the USAID Elections Support Program in Senegal, implemented by CEPPS, IFES is working with election management bodies to enhance their communications practices to be more inclusive of traditionally underrepresented groups.
News & Updates
Announcement
USAID to Support Upcoming Electoral Processes in Senegal
IFES and CEPPS' partners NDI and IR will provide support to the Senegalese people in a new program through the upcoming electoral cycle.
Publication
Report/Paper
Overcoming Challenges to Democracy and Governance Programs in Post-Conflict Countries: CEPPS Lessons Learned
How can democracy and governance programs be more effective in post-conflict environments?
May 18, 2021
Publication
Electoral Assessment
Inclusion Practices Implemented by Election Management Bodies in Africa
A new study from IFES focuses on the different practices that EMBs have implemented on the African continent to include traditionally underrepresented voters, such as women and persons with disabilities.
April 22, 2021
Publication
Report/Paper
Recommendations for Electoral Reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
An IFES white paper presents considerations and recommendations for electoral reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to shore up the credibility of future elections.
August 20, 2020
News & Updates
Feature
Elections and COVID-19 – What We Learned from Ebola
In an op-ed for Devex, IFES' Anthony Banbury shares lessons learned from the Ebola crisis as guidance for holding elections and averting a democracy crisis during COVID-19.
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES Announces International Recipient of 2018 Democracy Award
IFES will honor former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia with its 2018 Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award at a special ceremony on September 24, in Washington, D.C.
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Report/Paper
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
News & Updates
Feature
Dialogues on Democracy: African Women in Politics
In this episodes of “Dialogues on Democracy,” IFES Senior Gender Specialist Gabrielle Bardall talks with IFES Africa Deputy Regional Director Laurie Cooper about the state of women in politics in Africa, the challenges and opportunities to their full participation and IFES’ women’s empowerment work on the continent.