The Nordic Africa Institute

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Super-election year in Southern Africa: leaders committed to multiparty votes

A journalist asking questions during the general elections in Sierra Leone in June, 2023.

A journalist asking questions during the general elections in Sierra Leone in June, 2023. Photo: Commonwealth Secretariat

Date • 7 Feb 2024

In 2024, people in one-third of Africa's countries will be heading to the polls. In a two-part interview series, NAI researchers share perspectives on what the super-election year means for Africa. First out is democracy researcher Liisa Laakso who is focusing on elections in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique.