This is the Preliminary Statement of the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) Election Observation Mission to the 2023 Harmonised Elections of the Republic of Zimbabwe that were held on 23rd August 2023. The Preliminary Statement covers the Mission’s observations of the pre-election period up to the close of polling day activities. The Mission’s…
The Secretary General of International IDEA Dr Kevin Casas- Zamora, supported by the Regional Director of Africa and West Asia Dr Roba Sharamo and other Senior officials of International IDEA paid a courtesy visit to the ECF-SADC Secretariat on 1st June 2023. In his remarks, Dr Zamora explained that his visit to Botswana as a…
Ref: ECF–SADC The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries congratulates its Executive Committee Chairperson Ms Elsie Nghikembua on being conferred the Doctorate Degree in Business Administration on the 26th April 2023. Worth noting is that her thesis investigated the legislative frameworks put in place for Election Management Bodies and how these affect their operational…
20th April 2023 The ECF-SADC Executive Committee Chairperson and Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia Ms Elsie Nghikembua pays a courtesy call on ECF-SADC President and Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission of Botswana Hon Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo The ECF-SADC Executive Committee Chairperson and Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia Ms Elsie Nghikembua,…
To our stakeholders and partners, please be informed that our office will be closed for business from 19th December 2022 to 6th January 2023. From all of us at The ECF-SADC, Merry Christmas & Happy New year!
The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries held its 24th Annual General Conference (AGC) on the 26th October 2022, hosted by the Electoral Commission of Namibia in Swakopmund. This was the first physical Annual General Conference since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Keynote address and official opening of the 24th Annual General Conference…
The arrival of delegates at the Walvisbay International Airport and the the official opening of the 24th Annual General Conference of the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) which is hosted by the Electoral Commission of Namibia – ECN at the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Center. #24thAGC 24th Annual General Conference of The Electoral…
The 24th Annual General Conference of the ECF -SADC shall take place on 24th to 28th of October, 2022 in Swakopmund, Republic of Namibia. The ECF-SADC in collaboration with the host member commission – Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) will convene a seminar on the sidelines of the 24th AGC focusing on the theme Stakeholder…
The ECF-SADC Observers took some time to visit the some political rallies in Lesotho. On the 1st of October 2022, the ECF-SADC Observers gave a visit to Revolution for Prosperity. The ECF-SADC Observers at the All Basotho Convention (ABC) rally on 2nd October 2022
