Remembering Kofi Annan on his birthday
April 8 marks Kofi Annan’s birthday. This year he would have turned 81. On our founding chairman’s day of birth, the Kofi... Read More
Democracy and the Internet: Is the honeymoon over?
The Kofi Annan Commission on Democracy and Elections in the Digital Age is working to produce guidelines to support democracies, particularly those of... Read More
A Prize for Sharing Kofi’s Vision! A Message from Nane Annan
Dear friends, Last year was a year of grief when our beloved Kofi passed away. The family and I found solace in... Read More
Food Trade in Africa: The Kofi Annan Foundation at the AEC 2018
Earlier this month, about 400 delegates from Africa and beyond convened at the African Economic Conference in Kigali (AEC 2018). The conference... Read More
Reflections Malaysia’s historical efforts for Electoral Reform by Alan Doss
After last year’s historic elections, which saw Malaysia’s ruling party voted out of power for the first time in 61 years, there... Read More
Why Youth Leadership Matters in Preventing Violent Extremism
Seven years ago I embarked on a journey to understand how people become extremists and how some get de-radicalized. Throughout my work... Read More
The Kofi Annan Foundation at the 2018 African Green Revolution Forum
Agriculture is critical for Africa’s future. This is why some 2,800 delegates from Africa and beyond met at the 2018 African Green... Read More
Extremely Together: How Kofi Annan and ten young activists take on violent extremism
This article originally appeared in Communication Director on 16 March 2018. Ten of the world’s most inspiring counter-extremism activists decided to take the... Read More
Safeguarding elections with integrity in Southeast Asia – by Alan Doss
The Kofi Annan Foundation and the Malaysian Human Rights Commission co-hosted the regional conference “Democracy in Southeast Asia – Achievements, Challenges, Prospects” in... Read More
Elections and Democracy in a Digital Age – Risks and Opportunites. By Declan O’Brien.
In a staggeringly short period of time, digital technologies have profoundly altered democratic processes, including elections. As evidenced by the recent revelations... Read More
