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ROUNDTABLE | Kenya Post-Election 2022 Review

On 9 August 2022, Kenyans participated in one of the most competitive elections in the country’s history: elections for the President, Deputy President, County Governors, Senators, Members of County Assemblies, as well as Women Representatives. After a legal battle launched by the Azimio Coalition, challenging the election results, the Supreme Court, on 5 September 2022,...
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Exploring ethics-driven approaches to digital peacebuilding at Geneva Peace Week

More than 40 peace practitioners, researchers and representatives from international organizations came together on 2 November 2022 in Geneva to discuss how various ethics perspectives could help in the planning, implementing, and evaluating of digital peacebuilding interventions. The in-person workshop took place as part of Geneva Peace Week and was organized by the Kofi Annan...
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EVENT | Towards Ethics-driven Digital Peacebuilding: How to Promote the Good Use of Technologies Beyond “Do No Harm”?

The use of digital technologies for peacebuilding and conflict prevention is increasingly normalized. This is visible in the many international initiatives attempting to harness digital development approaches, humanitarian action, and peace. Many digital peacebuilding initiatives work with data collection and analysis methods that can positively and negatively affect societies affected by conflict. Crowdsourcing, online focus...
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Coalition for democratic reform in West Africa takes shape in Dakar

On 6 and 7 September 2022, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Open Society Initiative – West Africa (OSIWA), Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF), and National Democratic Institute (NDI) organised a colloquium on the Enhancement of Democracy and Good Governance in West Africa. Kofi Annan Foundation...
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STATEMENT: Regarding Supreme Court decision about the August 2022 presidential elections in Kenya

Geneva, 5 September 2022. Following the announcement by the Supreme Court of Kenya of its decision regarding the 9 August 2022 General Elections, the Kofi Annan Foundation congratulates President-elect William Ruto on his confirmed election victory. Now is the time to heal divides, and we call on the new President to reach out to all...
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NIGERIA: Mitigating the risks to 2023 elections posed by social media

Nigeria meets all the criteria of vulnerability to social media abuse identified by the Kofi Annan Commission on Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age: low trust in institutions, deep ethnic, religious and regional cleavages, and highly partisan media. Nigeria also has a history of election-related violence that puts the nation on tenterhooks every five years....
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The Case for a Pledge for Digital Behaviour in Kenya

As Kenyans enter the final stretch of this electoral cycle, the Centre for Multiparty Democracy and the Kofi Annan Foundation urge candidates at all levels to pledge to appropriate and peaceful online behaviour to ensure that Kenyans once again have the opportunity to select their leaders free of intimidation, threats and violence.   Last week in...
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How to tackle Disinformation in Colombia during the election period

Disinformation – the intentional dissemination of false or misleading information – is a global problem that affects democracies worldwide. Disinformation threatens freedom of thought and the right to democratic participation. It distorts electoral campaigns, weakens social cohesion, exacerbates divides, incites violence and encourages oppression.  |Versión en español abajo| With unverified information flowing online faster and...
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Empowering girls in Nigeria: Introducing Sophiyat Sadiq

In honour of International Girls in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Day today, April 28th, we are pleased to present Nigerian Sophiyat Sadiq, one of our 2021 Kofi Annan Changemakers. International Girls in ICT Day is an annual ​​​celebration and global campaign to empower and encourage girls and young women to take up studies and...
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La Desinformación mata la Democracia: Verifica antes de Compartir | Disinformation kills Democracy: Check before you Share

Con el apoyo de la Fundación Kofi Annan, Sebastián Pedraza, uno de los Kofi Annan Changemakers 2021, y otras organizaciones asociadas han lanzado una campaña para que los jóvenes de Colombia luchen contra la desinformación durante las elecciones colombianas: “Verifica antes de compartir” o “Check before you share“. (English translation below) La campaña tiene como...
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