Yiaga Africa and the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) have emphasized the importance of bolstering capacity-building efforts for young parliamentarians and promoting mentorship by experienced legislators to ensure the highest standards of representation. This call was made at the successfully concluded Convergence 5.0, an event that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
