Election observers are important, but few voters know what they do
Head of the AU Election Observers Mission in Nigeria, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (left), during a meeting with acting UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel Ms Giovanie Biha (right) on February 23, 2023. PHOTO | COURTESY | OFPP
Election observers keep watch over polls throughout the world. Their job is to support efforts to improve electoral quality and to provide transparency. In African countries, both local citizen and international observers have been deployed regularly since the 1990s.
