As the people of Mali head to the polls on Sunday, August 12, 2018 to elect a president in a run-off election, the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) has taken cognizance of increasing security concerns within the country. The Network is concerned with media reports of widespread violence that occurred during the first round and strongly condemns the attacks by jihadists and armed groups which forced 3 percent of all polling stations to be shut down and about 20 percent to be affected by violence mostly in the Northern and Central regions of the country. Download the full statement in the attachment.
The West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) is collaborating with the Washington DC-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) to participate in the upcoming general elections in Liberia, scheduled for October 10, 2017. Through NDI, WAEON will contribute to NDI International Observation Mission for the elections.
