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…
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…
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…
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…
The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries ( ECF-SADC ) received an invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) Nigeria to observe the General elections (President , Vice- President , members of the Senate and House of Representatives) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held on 25 February 2023. As Nigeria is not…
Four (4) member commissions of the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) participated at the 2nd Summit for Democracy held on 29-30 March 2023 in Lusaka, Zambia. The Chairpersons of Electoral Commissions of Namibia (Ms. Elsie Nghikembua), Mauritius (Mr Abdool Rahman ) , Malawi ( Hon Justice Chifundo Kachale ) and Zambia ( Mrs…
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 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
Kindy find below the Vote of Thanks by EXCO Chairperson, Hon. Justice Priscilla Makanyara Chigumba at the 24th Annual General Conference of The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries, Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre, Namibia on 25th October 2022. Download Vote of Thanks by EXCO Chairperson
Kindly find below the Keynote Address by Honorable Erastus Uutoni, Minister of Urban and Rural Development (Namibia) at The 24th Annual General Conference of The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries, Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre, Namibia on the 25th October 2022. Download Keynote Address By Hon Erastus Uutoni[PDF]