News from Nigeria
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June 18, 2013: Opening Remarks at the Meeting of Experts on the Theme "Preventing and Responding to Electoral Violence in West Africa"
Cotonou, Benin - Distinguished participants, It is a pleasure for me to be here today to say a few words to you all on such a crucial issue, one that poses a significant threat to the very fabric of our nascent democracy in West Africa. As we all know, as recently as two decades ago, the sub-region was characterized by authoritarian and military rules. During this period, W. Alade Fawole and Charles Ukeje...
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June 10, 2013: CDD Dissemination Meeting on Study of State Independent Electoral Commissions in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), in Abuja, with funding support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), recently convened a dissemination meeting to share with stakeholders outcomes of the Study of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) in Nigeria. The focus for the meeting was to share with participants the findings of a research carried out by the CDD...
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June 7, 2013: Creating Spaces for Discussion: Crisis Group’s Recent Guinea & Mali Reports
Dakar, Senegal - On June 11th, OSIWA-Crisis Group-AfriMAP are carrying out a high-level panel discussion in Dakar on the recent crises in both Mali and Guinea, including the security impacts of upcoming elections and their regional implications.This meeting will bring together representatives of national, international and UN officials, diplomats, senior military officers, members of civil society and...
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June 4, 2013: Preliminary Report of HURVI'S Training on Investigation, Monitoring, & Reporting of Human Rights
Abuja, Nigeria - Communique In a bid to foster professional human rights research and documentation in Nigeria, the Human Rights Volunteer Initiative (HURVI) and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) collaborated to recently host a two-day training on Investigation, Monitoring and Reporting (#IMR) of Human Rights in Abuja, Nigeria. The training sought to develop the skills of young human rights...
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May 31, 2013: Communique Issued at the end of the North East Fiscal Responsibility Session Organized by the Center for Social Justice
Abuja, Nigeria - Preamble On Thursday 30th May 2013, the Centre for Social Justice, with support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), organized a one-day Fiscal Responsibility Session for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the North East. The aim of the session was to build capacity, raise awareness and sensitize core stakeholders on topical issues in fiscal responsibility. The Session was...