Blog - Kofi Annan Foundation

18 September 2019

Articles, Blog, Electoral Integrity, Supporting Elections and Democracy, Transitions to Peace

The Retreat of Democracy in Central and Southern Africa: My Key Takeaways

By Sebastian Brack, Head of Elections and Democracy, Kofi Annan Foundation Democracy has backslid in a third of the member states of...

06 September 2019

Articles, Blog, Combatting Hunger

Ensuring a food-secure and prosperous Africa becomes a reality: An article by Nane Annan

Kofi Annan championed many global causes, but few issues were as important to him as eradicating hunger, malnutrition, and extreme poverty in...

18 August 2019

Articles, Blog, Kofi Annan

Remembering Kofi Annan

18 August 2019 marks the first anniversary since the passing of Kofi Annan. We have been moved by the many tributes, commemorative...

25 June 2019

Articles, Blog, Electoral Integrity, Supporting Elections and Democracy

Electoral Reform in Nigeria: The time is now!

Sebastian F. Brack, Head of the Elections and Democracy Programme at the Kofi Annan Foundation, reflects on why the time is now...

24 April 2019

Annan Commission, Blog, Electoral Integrity, News Releases, Supporting Elections and Democracy

The Impact of Digital on Elections and Democracy in West Africa

This article was written by Yves Leterme, Secretary-General of International IDEA, Former Prime Minister of Belgium and vice-chair of the Kofi Annan...

08 April 2019

Articles, Blog, Kofi Annan

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...

04 March 2019

Annan Commission, Articles, Blog, Electoral Integrity, Supporting Elections and Democracy

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...