{"id":1153,"date":"2024-10-18T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/?page_id=1153"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:38:52","slug":"countries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group hero countries has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shapes-tile-light-blue.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 1%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-560097706746ad8f227bf51835d3573e\">Elections<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOM_Countries-_-Picture-1024x673.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1159\" style=\"width:453px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOM_Countries-_-Picture-1024x673.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOM_Countries-_-Picture-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOM_Countries-_-Picture-768x504.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOM_Countries-_-Picture.webp 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\">AHEAD Africa members and local partners will deploy accredited domestic citizen observers<strong> <\/strong>for <span class=\"highlight-text\"><strong>learning and observation missions<\/strong>,<\/span> from 2024 to 2027. Countries of focus are selected based the (1) potential impact on the region, (2) significance for consolidating or advancing democratic governance, (3) opportunities for civil society engagement, and (4) concerns related to election integrity. These missions will gather <span class=\"highlight-text\"><strong>findings<\/strong> <strong>and<\/strong> <strong>recommendations<\/strong><\/span> for post-election follow-up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"observation-divider wp-block-tn-section-divider\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\">\n          <div \n        style=\"fill: var(--wp--preset--color--background-alt);\" \n        class=\"svg-wrapper\"\n        data-flip-x=\"false\"\n        data-flip-y=\"false\"\n      >\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 1449 74\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2\"><g transform=\"scale(1 1.03736)\"><path d=\"M266 70 1449 0v91H0V0l266 70Z\" style=\"fill-rule:nonzero\" transform=\"scale(1 .96399)\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>      <\/div>\n    \n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large shape animate-slide-from-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rectangle-5549-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1164\"\/><\/figure>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:-50px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-0e6ab93\" data-block-id=\"0e6ab93\"><style>.stk-0e6ab93 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:30px\">Discover all elections we support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--hide-desktop stk--hide-tablet stk--no-padding stk-block stk-f311353\" data-block-id=\"f311353\"><style>.stk-f311353 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"observation-calendar\">\n        <div class=\"swiper\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"11 January 2026\"\n                        data-country=\"Benin\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">Benin<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">11 January 2026<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">Weeks after a failed coup attempt in December 2025, Benin\u2019s January 2026 elections tested democratic resilience amid a constrained civic space and rising opposition concerns, while shaping the path to the April presidential race.<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/benin\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/benin\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Benin-AHEAD-Africa-election-calendar.png\"\n                                    alt=\"Benin - AHEAD Africa election calendar\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"25 October 2025\"\n                        data-country=\"Ivory Coast\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">Ivory Coast<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">25 October 2025<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">With Ouattara seeking a fourth term and his main rivals barred, voter excitement was low. 150 observers trained by CRASC-Est and Centre and WAEON monitored the integrity of the electoral process. \r\n<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ivory-coast\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ivory-coast\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivory-Coast-Election-calendar.png\"\n                                    alt=\"Ivory Coast - Election calendar\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"16 September 2025\"\n                        data-country=\"Malawi\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">Malawi<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">16 September 2025<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">Malawi&#039;s 2025 elections are a test of the country\u2019s democracy, following the historic annulment of the 2019 vote and the fresh 2020 election, which set a precedent for judicial independence and introduced reforms under the new 50%+1 rule.<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/malawi\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/malawi\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi-2025-elections.png\"\n                                    alt=\"Malawi 2025 elections\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"07 December 2024\"\n                        data-country=\"Ghana\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">Ghana<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">07 December 2024<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">Ghana&#039;s 2024 elections presented a key opportunity to consolidate its democratic achievements amidst regional instability. Another example of a ruling party peacefully conceding defeat. What are the findings and recommendations from the election observation mission by E-HORN, WAEON and Penplusbytes?<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ghana\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ghana\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ghana-Election-calendar.png\"\n                                    alt=\"Ghana | Election calendar\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"27 November 2024\"\n                        data-country=\"Namibia\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">Namibia<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">27 November 2024<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">Namibia&#039;s 2024 elections saw the first woman as President of the country, while opposition rejected the election results due to technical problems. What are the findings and recommendations from the election observation mission by ESN-SA and ZESN?<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/namibia\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/namibia\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Election-calendar-Namibia.png\"\n                                    alt=\"Election calendar | Namibia\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"30 October 2024\"\n                        data-country=\"Botswana\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">Botswana<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">30 October 2024<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">Botswana&#039;s voters ended nearly 60 years of one-party rule, with the ruling party peacefully conceding defeat once the preliminary results were announced. What are the findings and recommendations from the election observation mission by ESN-SA and ZESN?\r\n<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/botswana\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/botswana\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Botswana-Election-calendar.png\"\n                                    alt=\"Botswana | Election calendar\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"09 October 2024\"\n                        data-country=\"Mozambique\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">Mozambique<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">09 October 2024<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">Mozambique&#039;s 2024 elections ended up in a spiral of violence marked by protests and the tragic killings of opposition figures. ESN-SA and ZESN conducted a learning observation mission.<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/mozambique\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/mozambique\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mozambique.png\"\n                                    alt=\"Mozambique\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div\n                        class=\"swiper-slide\"\n                        data-date=\"29 May 2024\"\n                        data-country=\"South Africa\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"country-name\">South Africa<\/h3>\n\n                                                            <span class=\"date\">29 May 2024<\/span>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"description has-p-2-font-size\">South Africa&#039;s 2024 elections saw the lowest voter turnout in the country&#039;s democratic history since the end of apartheid. What are the findings and recommendations from the election observation missions by ESN-SA, E-HORN, and the KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council?<\/p>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                                <div class=\"wp-block-button underline\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/south-africa-elections-2024\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n                                        Read more                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/south-africa-elections-2024\/\" class=\"observation-calendar-image-link\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AHEAD-Africa-Election-Observation-Calendar-South-Africa-1.webp\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"navigation-bar\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"progress-bar\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee89464a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.127), 30px);\">All countries from A to Z<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query animate-staggered-slide-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-aad3ae65 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12090 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry grantees-cadre-dappui-aux-processus-electoraux observer-cadre-dappui-aux-processus-electoraux region-benin region-west-africa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/benin\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Benin-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Benin\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Benin-icon.png 1000w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Benin-icon-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Benin-icon-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Benin-icon-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/benin\/\" target=\"_self\" >Benin<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-13T09:16:47+00:00\">13 January  2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/benin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5726 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry observer-esn-sa observer-zimbabwe-election-support-network partner-esn-sa partner-zesn region-botswana region-southern-africa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/botswana\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-Botswana-icon-.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Botswana\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-Botswana-icon-.png 1000w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-Botswana-icon--300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-Botswana-icon--768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-Botswana-icon--15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/botswana\/\" target=\"_self\" >Botswana<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-10-30T15:37:00+00:00\">30 October  2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/botswana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1450 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry grantees-penplusbytes observer-cdd-ghana observer-e-horn observer-elections-observation-group observer-penplusbytes observer-waeon partner-cdd-ghana partner-e-horn partner-elog-kenya partner-waeon region-ghana\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ghana\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AHEAD-Africa-Ghana-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ghana\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AHEAD-Africa-Ghana-icon.png 1000w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AHEAD-Africa-Ghana-icon-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AHEAD-Africa-Ghana-icon-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AHEAD-Africa-Ghana-icon-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ghana\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ghana<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-07T11:17:00+00:00\">7 December  2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ghana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11416 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry grantees-centre-regional-dappui-a-la-societe-civile observer-crasc-centre-and-est observer-waeon partner-waeon region-ivory-coast region-west-africa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ivory-coast\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivory-Coast-icon-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ivory Coast\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivory-Coast-icon-1.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivory-Coast-icon-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivory-Coast-icon-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivory-Coast-icon-1-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivory-Coast-icon-1-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ivory-coast\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ivory Coast<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-27T12:24:37+00:00\">27 October  2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/ivory-coast\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8067 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry observer-esn-sa observer-zimbabwe-election-support-network partner-esn-sa partner-zesn region-malawi region-southern-africa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/malawi\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1563\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Malawi\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi.png 1563w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi-1536x1228.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Malawi-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1563px) 100vw, 1563px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/malawi\/\" target=\"_self\" >Malawi<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-16T08:08:00+00:00\">16 September  2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/malawi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1363 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry observer-esn-sa observer-zimbabwe-election-support-network partner-esn-sa region-mozambique region-southern-africa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/mozambique\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AHEAD-Africa-Mozambique-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mozambique\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AHEAD-Africa-Mozambique-icon.png 1000w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AHEAD-Africa-Mozambique-icon-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AHEAD-Africa-Mozambique-icon-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AHEAD-Africa-Mozambique-icon-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/mozambique\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mozambique<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-10-09T09:05:00+00:00\">9 October  2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/mozambique\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1453 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry observer-esn-sa observer-zimbabwe-election-support-network partner-esn-sa partner-zesn region-namibia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/namibia\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AHEAD-Africa-Namibia-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Namibia\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AHEAD-Africa-Namibia-icon.png 1000w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AHEAD-Africa-Namibia-icon-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AHEAD-Africa-Namibia-icon-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AHEAD-Africa-Namibia-icon-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/namibia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Namibia<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-27T11:29:00+00:00\">27 November  2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/namibia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-684 election type-election status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry grantees-kwazulu-natal-christian-council observer-e-horn observer-elections-observation-group observer-esn-sa observer-kwazulu-natal-christian-council observer-zimbabwe-election-support-network partner-e-horn partner-elog-kenya partner-esn-sa partner-zesn region-south-africa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card more-countries-card animate-staggered-target has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f3c480b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:0\">\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/south-africa-elections-2024\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-South-Africa-map.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Africa\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-South-Africa-map.png 1000w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-South-Africa-map-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-South-Africa-map-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AHEAD-Africa-South-Africa-map-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.751), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-71a20e7fbc83cc18402ed00ce00e992b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/south-africa-elections-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" >South Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-05-29T11:42:00+00:00\">29 May  2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a02c128c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/election\/south-africa-elections-2024\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full shape no-drag-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square.webp 200w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/countries-decorative-square-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group more-news has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.127), 30px);\">Latest on our <span style=\"color: var(--clr-primary);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Elections<\/span> activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query animate-staggered-post-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-8b083d3c wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countries tag-event partner-e-horn partner-elog-kenya region-ethiopia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms has-p-2-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/tag\/event\/\" rel=\"tag\">Event<\/a><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/ethiopia-the-answer-is-together\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ethiopia: The answer is together\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia-CFO-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.408), 18px);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/ethiopia-the-answer-is-together\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ethiopia: The answer is together<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d1d34460b227fcbc3605ae5c57274cdb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-quaternary-color has-p-2-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T14:29:50+00:00\">03.27.2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f236ea5e4c29ac86b2ca22faf2139a0a wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cIf you want to go fast, you go alone. If you want to go far, you go together.&#8221; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/ethiopia-the-answer-is-together\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12020 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy category-countries tag-press-statement region-continental\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms has-p-2-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/tag\/press-statement\/\" rel=\"tag\">Press statement<\/a><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/20-years-of-the-declaration-of-principles-for-international-election-observation-dop\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"20 years of the DoP\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20-years-of-the-DoP-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.408), 18px);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/20-years-of-the-declaration-of-principles-for-international-election-observation-dop\/\" target=\"_self\" >20 years of the DoP<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d1d34460b227fcbc3605ae5c57274cdb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-quaternary-color has-p-2-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T09:42:02+00:00\">12.18.2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f236ea5e4c29ac86b2ca22faf2139a0a wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">International and domestic election observation share the same principles. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/20-years-of-the-declaration-of-principles-for-international-election-observation-dop\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11679 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countries tag-recommendations grantees-tanzania-bora-initiative partner-e-horn partner-elog-kenya region-east-africa region-tanzania\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms has-p-2-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/tag\/recommendations\/\" rel=\"tag\">Recommendations<\/a><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/a-toast-to-flawed-elections\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tanzania: A toast to flawed elections\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tanzania-A-toast-to-flawed-elections-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.408), 18px);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/a-toast-to-flawed-elections\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tanzania: A toast to flawed elections<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d1d34460b227fcbc3605ae5c57274cdb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-quaternary-color has-p-2-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-31T16:31:43+00:00\">10.31.2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f236ea5e4c29ac86b2ca22faf2139a0a wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Under curfews and internet shutdowns, the election served the powerful, not the people. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/a-toast-to-flawed-elections\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy category-countries tag-interview region-continental\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms has-p-2-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/tag\/interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Interview<\/a><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/a-message-from-the-eu-au-ambassador-on-international-democracy-day\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A message from the EU-AU ambassador on International Democracy Day\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDD-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.408), 18px);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/a-message-from-the-eu-au-ambassador-on-international-democracy-day\/\" target=\"_self\" >A message from the EU-AU ambassador on International Democracy Day<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d1d34460b227fcbc3605ae5c57274cdb wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-quaternary-color has-p-2-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-15T07:00:00+00:00\">09.15.2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f236ea5e4c29ac86b2ca22faf2139a0a wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today, we celebrate democracy; every day we work together to protect it. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/a-message-from-the-eu-au-ambassador-on-international-democracy-day\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elections AHEAD Africa members and local partners will deploy accredited domestic citizen observers for from 2024 to 2027. Countries of focus are selected based the (1) potential impact on the region, (2) significance for consolidating or advancing democratic governance, (3) opportunities for civil society engagement, and (4) concerns related to election integrity. 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