Our work
EISA's programme areas include balloting & electoral services; conflict management, democracy & electoral education; governance and elections & political processes.
Our regional work has led to the establishment of field offices.
Various research projects, mailing lists, publications, a specialist library and an African election calendar provide information and resources.
The organisation also makes available a unique repository of encyclopeadic information about politics and elections in SADC and beyond.
News & events
Policy Dialogue
EISA will be hosting a Policy Dialogue in Johannesburg on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa.
Technical assistance to the AU
EISA is working with IFES and the Carter Center to compile a database of election experts and observers.
Namibia Political Parties Training Workshop
EISA and the Namibia Institute for democracy (NID) will jointly conduct workshops for political party representatives in Namibia from 8-19 June 2009.
EISA Mozambique
EISA Maputo hosted Presentation and Debate on the Mozambique Parliament, 26 May 2009
GEPF Elections
GEPF Election Results now available.
Observer Mission - Malawi Elections
Read the Mission's Interim Statement on the Malawi Elections.
Arrival Statement, 14 May 2009.
EISA launched an Observer Mission to Malawi for the Presidential & National Assembly Elections that will be held on 19 May 2009.
EISA Field Offices
EISA now has a presence in seven African countries. Read more about our programmes activities in Chad, the Sudan, South Africa, the DRC, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Madagascar.
Latest publications
Download EISA's Swaziland Election Observer Mission Report.
South Africa's first two democratic elections are the subject of these publications from Beth Strachan in EISA's Bibliographical Series. Download in PDF format.
Two books and the EISA Observer Mission Report on last year's Zimbabwe elections are now available. Read more on our Publications page.
