Electoral Commissions in The SADC Region Participate at Continental Activities, October & November 2023

In the spirit of building partnerships and promoting peer exchanges in the continent , the ECF-SADC member commissions together with senior members of the ECF-SADC Secretariat participated in two continental events being – a four day Continental Workshop on Strategic and Crisis Communication for Election Management Bodies in Africa held on 23-26 October 2023 in…

Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) deploys an Observer Mission to the General Elections of the Kingdom of Eswatini scheduled for 29th September 2023

The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries deployed an observer mission the Kingdom of Eswatini in the period 20th September to 3rd October 2023. The Mission is led by Wendy Didon, a Commissioner at the Electoral Commission of Seychelles and supported by the deputy Mission Leader, Dr Molefe Phirinyane also a Commissioner at the Independent…

Electoral Commissions Forum of-SADC Countries (ECF-SADC ) deployed an in Election Observation Mission to Zimbabwe Harmonised Elections, 23rd August 2023

Through election observation process, the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC  countries  strives to assist fellow Election Management Bodies (EMBs) to identify areas requiring strengthening, areas requiring  improvement in elections management and opportunities for sharing  best practices and lessons learnt. In line with this spirit , the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) deployed an…

Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) undertakes Pre -Assessment Missions to SADC countries holding elections in 2023

The ECF-SADC undertook pre-election visits to countries holding elections this year -2023 namely Eswatini, Zimbabwe and DRC. The Pre-Assessment Mission visits to the Kingdom of Eswatini and Zimbabwe took place on 14-20 May and 22-26 May 2023 respectively. The DRC Mission is anticipated for 11-17 June 2023. The election dates for all three countries have…

CNE-Angola Hosts ECF-SADC in Luanda

The National Electoral Commission (CNE) of Angola is hosting the Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (ECF-SADC) at the Diamante Hotel in Luanda from 13th  to 17th March, 2023. The event in Luanda is an Executive Committee meeting of the Forum whose role is to implement the policy decisions of the Annual…

The subcommittee meetings

The subcommittee meetings were held in Gaborone, Botswana on 21-23 February 2023. The Employment and Remuneration Subcommittee and the Finance & Audit Subcommittee. The subcommittees were held as a build up to the March CEOs and EXCO meetings, and the committees deliberated on HR matters and Finance matters respectively