Who we are

EISA was established in 1996 and has a vision of Africa where democratic governance, human rights and citizen participation are upheld peacefully.
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What we do

We promote credible elections, encourage citizen participation and strengthen political institutions for sustainable democracy in Africa.
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Where we work

EISA has the following field offices:

• DRC
• ECCAS liaison office
• Madagascar
• Mozambique
• Somalia
• Zimbabwe

Election Calendar
African Democracy Encyclopedia

Finance Manager, West Africa

EISA has a vacancy, based at its soon to be established West Africa Head Office, for a Finance Manager to oversee a five-year programme focused on supporting transitions and electoral processes.
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Mozambique's voter registeration drive

Ahead of Municipal elections in October 2018, EISA deployed an international team of short-term observers to partially observe the voter registration process in selected municipalities. This independent assessment of the voter registration process is the first to be by an international organisation in the country.
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Sierra leone's 2018 elections

The EISA EOM for the General Election, led by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria, comprised 12 short term observers drawn from CSOs and EMB from 11 African countries, was followed up by a Technical Team of experts deployed for the presidential run-off.
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2018 Malagasy election process

In February 2018 the Executive Director of EISA, Denis Kadima and his team, Dr Catherine Musuva, Chief of Party of the Supporting Transition and Electoral Processes (STEP programme) and Jessica Ranohefy Andreas, EISA Representative in Madagascar, met with Hery Rakotomanana, the Chair of the Electoral Commission.
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Three Women's Day messages

Sister Célestine Sumanende, urges transformation through education, Rachel Ndaya advocates extending voter outreach, while media analyst Florence Kamana looks at coveage of women.
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