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Peers Learning Mission to Namibia 2024

The Peer Learning Mission of the Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA) was organized on the occasion of the 2024 presidential and legislative elections in Namibia, held on 27 November 2024.

 

The AAEA mission was composed of five commissioners from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Uganda, and Zanzibar, as well as one member of Cameroonian civil society. The mission was organized within the framework of the partnership between the AAEA and the African Union, and as part of a project implemented by the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Election Management Bodies (EMBs), as a central pillar of democracy, are mandated to organize elections in accordance with international and national legal frameworks and best practices. The mission was undertaken by representatives of EMBs from across the continent to demonstrate peer solidarity with their colleague, Dr. Elsie T. Nghikembua, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), and her fellow commissioners.

 

The mission mobilized the expertise of experienced electoral practitioners with a dual objective: to provide peer support and assessment to the Electoral Commission of Namibia, while also drawing lessons from Namibian electoral practices that could be considered in the implementation of electoral processes in their respective countries.

 

From a strategic perspective, the mission served as a valuable resource for its peers by providing constructive electoral advice and feedback. As an independent association and a credible continental body, the AAEA delegation, which arrived in Windhoek on 25 November 2024, conducted the following exchanges, meetings, and discussions with:

 

  • An information session organized by ECES on the electoral context and legal framework in Namibia;
  • The election observation mission of the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum;
  • The leadership of the Electoral Commission of Namibia;
  • The election observation mission of the SADC civil society network known as ESN SADC (Electoral Support Network of the SADC);
  • The Ambassador of the European Union.