Lessons from 2019 elections in Nigeria and Senegal

Tensions before and after the polls are concerning for the development of Africa’s democracies.

Date: 2019-03-27

Time: 09:30 to 11:30

Venue: Capital Hotel, 22 Haile Gebre Silase St., Addis Ababa

RSVP: Sossina Mekonnen, Phone: +251 11 515 6320, Email: [email protected]

Presidential elections in Nigeria and Senegal were generally peaceful, but tensions before the polls, and disputes and violence afterwards, raise important questions about the trajectory of democracy in some key African states. This seminar will discuss concerns and lessons for democracy and governance on the continent.

Chair: Dr Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Senior Research Fellow, ISS Addis Ababa

Speakers: 

Samson Itodo, Executive Director, YIAGA Africa & Convener, Not Too Young to Run movement, Abuja

Esther Tawiah, Executive Director, Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED), Ghana

Paulin Maurice Toupane, Researcher, ISS Dakar