Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies (IAS) will on Wednesday hold a virtual roundtable to discuss Nigeria’s general elections.
The organisers note that Saturday’s elections portend critical implications for Africa’s political landscape (both at the regional and continental levels).
“In a continent where democratic reversals are on the rise through a new wave of military coups…, a successful conduct of highly contested elections in Africa’s largest democracy could provide legitimacy for Nigeria to continue to lead the process of promoting the norms of democracy in accordance with the African Union’s Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance as well as the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance,” the organisers said.
