UN Women Zimbabwe and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) work towards peaceful electoral participation in Zimbabwe.
On 23 August 2023, Zimbabweans will go to the polls to elect Councillors, Members of Parliament, and a President. In March 2022, the main opposition party, the Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC) won 19 out of 28 seats in parliamentary by-elections, setting the stage for a close race between it and the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) in the August polls.
Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, on 25 February 2023, will hold its Presidential and National Assembly Elections; the 7th in the Fourth Republic (1999-2023).
Eswatini started 2023 at the forefront of the world’s attention following the death of Thulani Maseko, aside from the additional interest Eswatini is set to host elections in 2023.
Lesotho’s 2022 general election, its tenth since its independence from Britain in 1966, was unique in more ways than one.
Despite the challenges to democracy that Unconstitutional changes of government caused some African countries in 2022, the continent has also seen a number of triumphs of the democratic process
If politics is about who gets what, when, and how, then the political economy of managing diversity, especially in the era of competitive electoral politics, is also crucial to reflect upon.
Establishing the sources of disharmony among government of national unity (GNU) parties, using the cases of Zimbabwe and Lesotho.
