Gorée Institute

Scope of countries

For specific information on individual countries, please visit the country pages below

·         Benin

·         Burkina Faso

·         Cape Verde

·         Côte D’Ivoire

·         Gambia

·         Ghana

·         Guinea

·         Guinea-Bissau

·         Liberia

·         Mali

·         Niger

·         Nigeria

·         Senegal

·         Sierra Leone

·         Togo

 

 

 

Welcome to the Regional Centre page for the region of Western Africa. This page is facilitated by Goree Institute, an associated member of the ACE network. Here you will find updated information about the region, such as electoral news, case studies and election-related links. To access this material, use the menus to the right. If you need information about other regions, select another Regional Centre from the drop-down menu on the left side.

Regional events

GHANA |  The 7th EC-UNDP-IDEA Joint Training on Effective Electoral Assistance

 Accra, 29 June - 3 July 2009

Building on the content, structure and experiences of previous trainings, the EC-UNDP Joint Task Force and International IDEA, in collaboration with International Organization of Migration (IOM), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Organization of American States (OAS), will deliver the five day face-to-face training. Read More.

GHANA |  Training of Trainers on Conflict Prevention for Civilian Actors in West Africa

Accra, 15-19 June 2009

The ToT is scheduled to hold from June 15-19, 2009 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) premises in Accra-Ghana. Training themes are:

Training skills and Facilitation
Election and Election Observation

Women, Peace and Human security

Security Sector Reform (SSR)

            Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Read more.

Trends and key issues in West Africa

- NIGER - President proposes referendum to change constitution ahead of November 2009 General Elections.

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Regional Election Spotlight

Forthcoming elections

GUINEA BISSAU |  Presidential Elections

June 28th, 2009

A presidential election will be held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 June 2009 following the assassination of President João Bernardo Vieira on 2 March 2009. Read More

 

COTE D'IVOIRE |  General Elections

 November 29th, 2009

 The four main political parties of Côte D'Ivoire have agreed to go to the polls on November 29th 2009, following a meeting with the mediator of the Ivorian crisis (President Ouattara of Burkina Faso). Read More

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Recent elections