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The international community, particularly ECOWAS and the African Union have been passive or at best non-committal towards events leading up to Togo’s 29 April 2024 Parliamentary and Regional elections

Democracy’s resilience due to a strong civil society and democracies with a strong civil society, are more likely to be durable over time.

Before the scheduled presidential poll, Mr Sall announced the postponement of the election, plunging Senegal into a political crisis.

WADEMOD, a coalition of 47 "oppose the decision by the Senegalese parliament to postpone the elections until December 15, 2024."

Urgent measures to “reconcile tensions between democracy, governance and development,” and “a new compact with external partners to prevent a new Cold War in Africa.”

The Nigerian had told ECOWAS Court he had already served eight years of the 12 years jail time imposed on him, and that he was due for release in May 2026.

Niger Women Delegation Call on Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security

ECOWAS also saluted the electoral process that led to a peaceful transition in Liberia and commended the acceptance of the result by President Goerge Weah. | Pulse Nigeria

Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way argue convincingly that democracy faces challenges in many countries.........

The ECOWAS Commission has urged Liberian stakeholders to exercises restraints ahead of the announcement of official results by the National Elections Commission (NEC) in last week’s Presidential and Legislative elections.