Election Statement
Resources
Statement by Christopher Fomunyoh Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, “Addressing Developments in Mali: Restoring Democracy and Reclaiming the North.”
NDI’s regional director for Central and Western Africa, Christopher Fomunyoh, outlined political and technical challenges facing Mali after last March’s military coup in testimony Dec. 5 before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs.
No Voice, No Power: Malawians Share Their Concerns About Citizen Participation in Government
Despite constitutional provisions calling for local elections to occur every five years, none have occurred in Malawi since 2000. In the absence of elected local representation, many Malawian citizens feel powerless to improve the quality of their lives, a focus group research study has found. Despite this frustration, Malawians still strongly embrace democratic ideals and democracy’s ability to empower citizens to participate in their own governance.
