Elections regulatory in Africa yet to deepen democracy
A new United Nations report indicates greater regularity in holding elections in Africa since the beginning of the 1990s has not necessarily enhanced their value as sectarian mobilization, intimidation and violence have often turned polls into conflict triggers rather than instruments for resolving differences. The statement is made by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), which is set to launch the third edition of the Africa Governance Report (AGR III) on Thursday June 5 2014, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This Report focuses on the theme: “Elections and Management of Diversity”. The ECA and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have worked closely in producing the report since the diversity of populations in many African countries had made it essential that the dynamics surrounding the holding of elections and the management of diversity on the African continent be examined. Both the ECA and UNDP highlight that the Report’s findings are a reflec