On July 28, Yiaga Africa presented its report of observation of the 2023 general elections titled, “Dashed Hopes?” at a press conference attended by election stakeholders including members of political parties, civil society organisations, donor partners, security agencies and the media. The comprehensive 90-page, four-part report detailed Yiaga Africa’s election engagement strategy which saw the...
On Monday, Yiaga Africa and WeLead Trust, a youth leadership and advocacy organisation based in Zimbabwe, hosted a Twitter Space event titled “HERSTORY: Amplifying Women’s Voices in Elections.” The conversation featured distinguished young speakers who are politicians and activists from several parts of Africa, each providing valuable insights on fostering youth engagement in politics, the...
By David Mkpume The signing of the Not Too Young to Run Bill into law by former President Muhammad Buhari on May 31st, 2018, opened the space for the inclusion of young people in politics. By lowering the age limits for contesting elections, this law enabled young people to begin their political journey early. However,...
By Ibrahim Faruk There is a common denominator that African citizens in 24 countries have and will have in 2023: We want to vote! The year 2023 is a very crucial one for Africa in terms of change of government via election as a total of 24 general, legislative and local elections would take place in the...
By Samson Itodo Dissatisfaction with democratic politics is fueled partly by the dominance of gerontocrats in politics and the disconnect between politics and citizens. The value citizens derive from politics is primarily influenced by the manner political actors practice the game of politics. Politics loses its relevance when it fails to deliver tangible outputs to...
Yiaga Africa has provided SLE 75,000 to support civic projects aimed at mobilising young civic actors towards increased voter education and citizen mobilisation initiatives for the 24 June 2023 General Elections in Sierra Leone. The elections, which will be the fifth consecutive one since the end of the country’s civil war in 2002, will see...
In February 2022, Yiaga Africa launched a Constituency Office Internship Programme to support selected members of the House of Representatives by placing interns in their constituency offices. The three-month programme, which was implemented under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance (EU-SDGN) and in collaboration with the National Institute of Legal and Democratic Studies (NILDS)...
Yiaga Africa, a pan-African non-governmental organization whose mission is to build and support sustainable democracy anchored on the principles of inclusion, accountability, and justice through research, advocacy, and capacity development and the African Movement for Democracy (AMD) with support from the National Endowment for Democracy hosted a two-day Regional Dialogue on Democratic Accountability in West...
Abuja, 5th February 2022 Yiaga Africa is a non-governmental organization established in 2007 committed to the principle of Transparency and accountability by promoting democratic governance, human rights and youth civic participation. Yiaga Africa invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from Automobile dealers and Companies with business license/base station/business area in Abuja for the Purchase official vehicle...
