Democracy & Elections
Recent Submissions
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7th Annual Continental Forum on Election Management Bodies, 14 - 15 November 2022, Maputo, Mozambique: Message from Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security.
(2022-11-14)The Commissioner underlined the AU's commitment to providing technical assistance to Member States' EMBs, urged for inclusive democratic institutions with more women in leadership of EMBs and underscored the imperative for ... -
OAU/AU Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa.
(2015-03)This declaration covers the principles of democratic elections; responsibilities of the member states; election rights and obligations; election observation and monitoring by the OAU as well as the roles and mandate of the ... -
African Union Guidelines for Elections Observation and Monitoring Missions
(2015-03)The African Union guidelines for elections observation and monitoring covers the following areas: -principles governing democratic elections in Africa; criteria for determining the nature and scope of AU elections observation ... -
African Union Guidelines for Elections During COVID-19 and Other Public Health Emergencies, October 2020, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
(2020-10)This Guide carves a new complementary niche within existing African Union normative and policy frameworks for democratic elections such as the 2000 Constitutive Act of the AU, the 2007 African Charter on Democracy, Elections ... -
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
(2007-01-30)Some of the objectives of this Charter are to: Promote adherence, by each State Party, to the universal values and principles of democracy and respect for human rights; Promote and enhance adherence to the principle of the ... -
Mainstreaming the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) Program in-and-out of the School of Context in Africa.
(2020)The ACDEG program provides opportunities to learn for all, ensures equitable access for the disadvantaged, and is relevant to each member state development aspirations and opportunities. As recommended by the ACDEG (Article ...