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Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)

EISA (Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa) is an independent, non-partisan organisation founded in 1996, headquartered in Johannesburg with a regional office in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It works across sub-Saharan Africa supporting electoral processes and democratic institution-building.

EISA has supported and observed over 100 electoral and political processes across the continent, operating field presence in 16+ African countries. Its work covers two main areas: Elections and Political Processes (EPP), and Good Governance programming.

What they do

  • Long-term and short-term election observation missions
  • Electoral technical assistance and capacity-building for election management bodies
  • Parliamentary strengthening and political party development
  • Good governance programming at national and regional levels