TECHNOLOGY
Asari Ndem
Three risks posed by electronic voting
Technology has the potential to make voting safer. Applied correctly, it can boost voter participation, increase turnaround time (tallying of votes) and improve the voting experience. In Africa, many have clamoured for a switch to electronic voting methods as a way to potentially curb the influence of big money in politics and, considering that we […]
Staff Writer
Facebook enforces new method to tackle election meddling
If you want to advertise a political cause on Facebook in the UK, you have to obey new rules. The social media company will now show who buys British political ads in an effort to tackle election meddling following the fall out from America’s last election. Now, when you take out an advert, you will […]
Asari Ndem
West Virginia Voting Experiment Stirs Controversy
Cybersecurity and election integrity are set to intertwine in a brand new way next month during West Virginia’s legislative general election. Voting technology will embark on a brand new journey by allowing remote residents cast their ballots in the election via a smartphone app. On the 9th of May, West Virginia officials tested out the […]
Ugochukwu Ikeakor
The pivotal role of technology in Kenya’s general elections
Kenya, a frontline state in Africa has been leading the technological space over the last few years with astounding products like M-pesa, M-shavari, M-kpera, Uchaguzi, and Ushahidi. The recent visit of Jack Ma to Kenya was a testament to the growing influence of the innovations from the East African nation and its strategic position in […]
Fatu Ogwuche
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 […]
Mercy Abang
7 countries where citizens are paying the ultimate price for using the internet
We are in the 21st century and it is shocking that activists, advocates and development agencies still continue to agitate for citizens access to the internet. Internet accessibility has undoubtedly become a fundamental human right; but some nations are not allowing the freedom that comes with internet access. There has been a large-scale government-authorised crackdown […]
Mercy Abang
Young Ghanaians were the biggest winners in the nation’s election
Civic Journalism, especially in Africa where the media is largely controlled by owners or gagged by patronage from state actors, has continued to play a crucial role during elections in the modern world.. Citizen journalists have become important social actors within the scheme of social, cultural and political engagements, especially employing online resources to disseminate […]