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),...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
The Kofi Annan Foundation joins the European Partnership for Democracy network
We are delighted to join the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) and excited to work with its members to reinforce the impact...Read More
Oped: Safeguarding Kenya’s Electoral freedoms in the Digital Age
Ory Okolloh, a member of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age, and Abdulmalik Sugow, a legal...Read More
Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum calls on ECOWAS heads of state to adopt term limits
The crisis of democracy in West Africa was the focus of this year’s Kofi Annan Peace and Security (KAPS) Forum, co-organised by...Read More
Keynote Address by Corinne Momal-Vanian at the 2021 People Dialogue Festival
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director of the Kofi Annan Foundation, took part in Session 2 of The People Dialogue Festival in Nairobi, on...Read More
Restoring the shine of the City on the Hill: An urgent global priority
As the saga continues to unfold in the US over last week’s riot on the Capitol building, Sébastien Brack, Head of Elections...Read More
OPINION: Social media: a threat to free speech?
Though many were relieved when Twitter and Facebook removed outgoing President Donald Trump from their platforms on 7 January, the move raises...Read More
Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age – Statement on changes to Facebook’s political ads policy
This week Facebook launched the Voting Information Centre for users in the United States in the run-up to the presidential elections in...Read More
