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Left to right: Fomunyoh, Richardson, Kabila meet The Congolese National Independent Election Commission (CENI) is reconvening its forum for dialogue with all major Congolese political parties, which had not met since July. The breakthrough came during a pre-election mission organized by NDI and led by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson.
Author:  National Democratic Institute Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  11/01/2011 Resource Type:  Declaration Language:  English, French
Author:  Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) Publisher:  Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) Published Date:  10/13/2011 Resource Type:  Press Release Language:  English
AllAfrica.com | Link to story  » On Tuesday 11th October 2011 Liberians went to polls to vote in the first post-war democratic elections organized by Liberians. The general elections were contested by sixteen presidential candidates and over five hundred legislative candidates.
Andrea Levy presents the findings of the report in an event at NDI. Highlighting a shift in Somali opinion over the last year, focus group research released by NDI shows that citizens have lost faith in their transitional institutions and are looking for new opportunities to provide input on how to move their country forward.
Nonpartisan monitors with the ECC deployed to 2,000 polling places across the country. Photo by Brittany Danisch, NDI program manager. Update: Read the press release the ECC released Oct. 13 condemning recent disturbing public statements made by certain politicians.
Author:  Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) Publisher:  Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) Published Date:  10/12/2011 Resource Type:  Statement Language:  English
Author:  Andrea L. Levy Publisher:  National Democratic Institute Published Date:  09/01/2011 Resource Type:  Focus Group Language:  English
The Nigerian Daily | Link to story  » In Liberia, they are concentrating on activities aimed towards peace building and have come out with two separate societies, which are the National Committee for Elections Monitoring (NACEM) and the Civil Society Network (CSM) with support from National Democratic Institute (NDI) to monitor the elections.
Voice of America | Link to story » Christopher Fomunyoh is West and Central Africa director for the Washington-based National Democratic Institute. He says a trustworthy voter list is one way to protect elections.