Issues African poll bodies face go beyond ‘democratic backsliding’, analysis show
Electoral workers seal empty ballot boxes at a polling station before it opens for the Togo’s parliamentary and regional elections in Lome, Togo on April 29, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced, impartial and free from government or malicious interference.
Independent election bodies established in the 1990s played an important role in the early deepening of democratic values across Africa.
