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Navigating the Age of Polarization: How Social Media Fuels Divides

The Mexican Electoral Tribunal, a Kofi Annan Foundation partner, is hosting a series of discussions in the run-up to Mexico’s 2024 General elections. Recently, Kofi Annan Foundation Senior Advisor Sebastian F.W. Brack was invited on behalf of the Foundation to share our experience on how social media fuels polarisation and violence, and what can be...
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Safeguarding Democracy: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Foreign Interference in Elections

When it comes to foreign interference in elections, a precise definition of “interference” is still absent. The most urgent need for clarification on what constitutes acceptable versus illegitimate interference concerns the digital space and online activities. Here, we detail six activities that, when present, can be used to define ‘unacceptable electoral interference.’ Elections in Europe...
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Empowering Mental Health: Nojus Saad’s Tech-Powered Impact on Women and the LGBTQIA+ Community in Iraq

In honour of Pride Month, Kofi Annan Changemaker Nojus Saad sheds light on the struggle for women and the LGBTQIA+ community in Iraq. Moreover, he highlights the transformative potential of technology in addressing their mental health challenges. ‘We are all struggling’ is a widespread sentiment. Still, the struggle takes on a different scale in Iraq...
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Introducing a new tool to Predict Election-Related Violence

Electoral processes are at the heart of democracy’s ability to resolve conflict peacefully, and much of the Kofi Annan Foundations’ work in support of elections aims to ensure they provide citizens with a real voice in how they are governed, and by who. Without credible elections, citizens have no recourse to peaceful political change, and...
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OpEd | The Information Disorder Calls for Multidisciplinary Collaboration

The responses to the information disorder adopted in Kenya have been largely ineffective. Multidisciplinary stakeholders working collaboratively stand a higher chance of success and will result in a more informed audience that is less susceptible to mis- and disinformation. In an article for The Elephant, Kofi Annan Foundation Consultant Abdulmalik Sugow argues that the current...
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Call for nominations: Is there a highly motivated young African leader in your network?

We are seeking nominations for young leaders aged 18-35 who have a proven interest in and track-record of working on issues related to democracy, accountability, transparency, and youth participation in Sub-Saharan Africa. NOTE: Deadline for nominations for the Accountability Hubs has now passed. Due to the great number of nominations received, we are unfortunately only...
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