Posts by Fatu Ogwuche

Fatu Ogwuche

Liberia Forges Forward in Elections Technology Despite Kenyan Setback

Monrovia – Liberia’s Oct. 10 presidential and legislative elections are significant for several reasons. The country which represents Africa’s oldest republic will be conducting its third post-war election and first transitional election that would witness the transfer of power between a living incumbent president and president-elect. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first female president and Noble […]

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Where elections are now a norm, Africa must leapfrog into the future with innovation

Elections in Africa have seen remarkable improvements since the 2000s. However, the democratic process of electing leaders into office which is now a norm in many parts of the continent is not without its own challenges, the most obvious being the deep rooted distrust in the system and processes. Traditional systems of assuring electoral integrity […]