March 31, 2020
West Africa: Elections in the Time of Covid-19 - What Can West Africans Do to Prepare?
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm. Minute by minute, we're assaulted with content on the spread of the virus and its health challenges, how countries are or… Read more »
April 23, 2019
Senegal: How are young Africans engaging electoral processes? Lessons from Nigeria and Senegal
The months of February and March were both interesting and slightly turbulent for West Africa, with presidential elections taking place in Nigeria and Senegal. Both countries hold… Read more »
March 22, 2019
Nigeria: Nigerian Democracy's Uncertain Future
Last month, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, a 76-year-old former military general, won his second term in an election marred by low voter turnout, legal controversy,… Read more »
March 05, 2019
Nigeria: Roots of Nigeria's election violence
Elections are the battleground for resource control, which raises the stakes and likelihood of clashes. Read more »
February 22, 2019
Africa: West Africa's Democratic Tipping Point?
ABEOKUTA/MUNICH/FREETOWN/LILONGWE – The decision to postpone Nigeria's presidential election, made just hours before polls were due to open, has raised fears about the… Read more »
February 20, 2019
Nigeria: #nigeriadecides2019 - OSIWA Update
On the 16th of February, at about 2.30am the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the postponement of Nigeria's General Elections to the 23rd of February for… Read more »
January 17, 2019
Nigeria: Elections - NGO Engages 7,400 Religious Leaders As Educators On Proper Electoral Conduct
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), ReclaimNaija Grassroots Movement is to engage 7,400 religious leaders from all the states of the Federation to teach on civic and voter… Read more »
November 05, 2018
West Africa: Why the One-Term Limit Does Not Improve Governance
During the 2016 presidential elections in Benin, then candidate and current president Patrice Talon promised that, if elected, he would only serve one term and would also amend the… Read more »
February 21, 2018
Liberia: 2017 Liberia Elections in Retrospect
In his inaugural address on 22 of January, 2018, the new President of Liberia, Mr. George M. Weah, said that "today, Liberians have reached an important stage on the road to… Read more »
January 25, 2018
Sierra Leone: Women's Political Advancement As the Engine for Sierra Leone's Development
Keynote address delivered by the OSIWA Board Chair, Ayisha Osori, at the official opening of 50/50's Gender and Women's Leadership Training Institute (January 25, 2018) Read more »
October 09, 2017
Liberia: Liberia's Elections - The Next Test for Democracy
Ravaged by a 14-year-old civil war and the Ebola epidemic, Liberia is presently reeling with election fever. The air is palpable with excitement as young people dance to music… Read more »
October 06, 2017
West Africa: The October 2017 Elections and the Future of Democracy in Liberia
On June 15, 2017 Pres. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf observed that "The [October 10, 2017] elections will be a defining moment for Liberia." These upcoming elections will be an important… Read more »