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NDI began working in Zambia in 1991 during the country’s first multiparty elections since independence in 1964, which led to the country’s first political transition of power.
The National Democratic Institute’s (NDI or the Institute) support for democratic development in Malawi began during the country's transition to multiparty democracy in 1994. Since that time, the Institute has provided technical assistance to political parties, parliament, and parliamentary committees, among other stakeholders.
This preliminary statement is offered by the international observer delegation fielded by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) to Nigeria’s March 28, 2015 presidential and legislative elections. The 24-member delegation from seven countries was co-led by: Johnnie Carson, member of the NDI board of directors and former U.S.
Harare, Zimbabwe – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) fielded a three-person delegation to Zimbabwe to provide an impartial assessment of the status of Zimbabwe’s electoral reform agenda at approximately one year following the country’s 2018 “harmonized” elections.
In the heart of Daoukro, a city with deep political and cultural significance in central Côte d'Ivoire, the past three years have witnessed a troubling descent into conflict and division. It began in 2019 when clashes erupted between youth from different ethnic groups (Malinké and Baoulé), triggered by a brutal killing that was allegedly perpetrated by members of one group against the other, which set off a chain of escalating tensions.
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has engaged in programming on the environment for over twenty years. Often, the environment is an issue political parties, civil society and youth choose for their democracy strengthening to build cross-party coalitions, stand up youth academies, engage civil society in policy making, and promote other important government functions.