A report titled "Africa's 2024 Election Year, Trends and Stories from the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)" prepared by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has said that the world has seen a multitude of countries carry out elections in the past twelve months.
The report indicated that from the United States to India to South Africa, hundreds of millions of citizens cast their votes and headed to the ballot boxes, within vastly different political contexts.
For some, it said, these elections had been contested, others had ushered in new leaders, while many saw the continuation of ruling parties. 2024 has been a major election year in Africa too, it said.
At the beginning of the year, 17 African countries were scheduled to hold presidential or general elections.
