The Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA) in collaboration with the European Center for Electoral Support (ECES) and the African Union (AU), has participated in solidarity and peer exchange mission for Ghana’s General Elections on December 7, 2024. This initiative aims to reinforce election integrity, peer learning, and the professionalization of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) across Africa.
This activity is implemented through the project "Pro-Electoral Integrity: Project in Support to Electoral Integrity in Africa", which is funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFA) and via the African Union Commission’s Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AUC-PAPS) and which aims at contributing to peace and security through the development of a common culture of resilience and shared values around integrity in electoral processes, by strengthening the capacities of African EMBs in conducting their own credible and inclusive elections.
In this context, Jean Mensa, Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, in collaboration with the African Union and with the support of ECES and AAEA, has invited 8 Chairwomen opening to other women senior electoral administrators in Africa to carry out a peer review-solidarity mission for the Ghana election of the 7th of December. The EMBs represented in this mission, namely Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gabon, Malawi, Togo and Zimbabwe, worked proactively and collaboratively to share their comparative experiences at the Electoral Commission of Ghana.
The project will also fund and contribute to the 2025 Continental Forum, as well as to six additional solidarity and peer review missions, following the ones already supported in Namibia last week and in Ghana.