By Special Correspondent, Addis Ababa – President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania on Saturday joined other African leaders to participate in the Forum-the highest policy making gathering of Heads of States and Governments participating in the African Union governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The Forum which among other things, issues all policy guidelines on how best to govern the Mechanism also receives and deliberates upon all country governance reports and monitor implementation. Other Heads of States and Government who attended the Forum includes; Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, President Boni Yayi of Benin, President Blaise Compaore... Continue Reading
(NEC/Monrovia/July 15, 2012) About ten senior staff from various departments of the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia left the country over the weekend to undertake a two-week comprehensive study tour of the electoral commission of the Republic of South Africa. The study tour which is expected to run from July 16 to the 27 is part of the NEC continuous capacity building activities of its core electoral staff. According to a release issued by NEC, while in Pretoria, South Africa, the delegation will share knowledge on best practices in electoral democracy and elections management. The delegation which is being... Continue Reading
Harare, July 6, 2012: Over 40 young people from the United States and Zimbabwe on Tuesday discussed youth activism and participation in politics at a Food for Thought discussion in the U.S. Embassy auditorium at Eastgate Mall. Leading the discussion were two American graduate students currently working as summer interns at the Embassy. The Americans highlighted the growing influence of information and communication technologies in recent U.S. elections and noted social media’s growing popularity in Zimbabwe’s context. “It is important for youth throughout the world to get out and vote for candidates. Our votes will be considerably different than the... Continue Reading
By Special Correspondent – President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania is set to present Tanzanian governance report to the meeting of the African leaders participating in the African Union governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) next January. The information was revealed yesterday by the APRM Tanzania chapter Head of Communications and Media Relations, Hassan Abbasi when briefing reporters at the on-going Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair. “As our focal point Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Bernard Membe said recently, the report which was supposed to be presented by the President this July had to be postponed to January... Continue Reading
(NEC/ July 2, 2012/ Monrovia); The National Elections Commission (NEC) will on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 conduct a Representative By-Election in Electoral District #11 Montserrado County. The By-Election is intended to fill a vacancy created by the death of Representative Moses Saah Tandanpolie on March 16, 2012. Article 37 of the 1986 constitution of the Republic of Liberia provides for the holding of a by-election in the event of a vacancy in the legislature cause by death, resignation, expulsion or otherwise. According to a NEC release, logistical preparations for the By-Election are being finalized; the deployment of polling materials and... Continue Reading
