The National Elections Commission (NEC) is participating in a peer support and learning mission to the 11th Presidential Elections in Benin Republic.
NEC-Liberia Chairperson, Davidetta Browne Lansanah, is one of three chairpersons of election management bodies (EMB) in that country. The other members are Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Elections Commission (INEC), Nigeria; and Ahmed Newton Barry, Independent National Elections Commission (INEC), Burkina Faso.
The three Chairpersons are in Cotonue, Benin, at the invitation of ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC). Since their arrival in Benin on April 7, 2021, they have been supporting the work of the Electoral Commission of Benin in identifying best practices and sharing experiences in the administration of elections.
The week-long ECONEC mission to Benin will end on April 14, 2021, with a long-term objective that there would be improvement in the quality of management of elections in ECOWAS member states.
The deployment of election management bodies to Benin from Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Liberia by ECONEC is funded with support of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GTZ).