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ActionAid works with poor people in over 40 countries across the world. Our goal? To end poverty. We believe in doing things differently. We know that with the right opportunities, poor people will find their own solutions - and build new lives. ActionAid Nigeria commenced programmatic operations in January 2000 after a Country appraisal which found poverty...
Background
At the 8th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union heads of government 2007, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG), an initiative of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) by the African leaders. This legal document came into force on 15 February 2012 with about 10 countries signing and ratifying the document. Another 28 countries signed but have not ratified while 18 countries still have a neutral position on it. The ACDEG has since 2012 been ratified by 45 countries.
The instrument aims at reinforcing the commitment of the AU Member States towards the promotion and consolidation of democratic governance and human rights on the continent. The formulation of this charter was stimulated by different decisions, declarations, resolutions and normative instruments of AU. These instruments include the 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; the 1999 Algiers Decision on Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa; the 2000 Lomé Declaration on the Framework for an AU Response to Unconstitutional Changes of Government; the 2002 AU Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa; and the 2002 Constitutive Act of the AU.
The charter seeks to Promote adherence, by each State Party, to the universal values and principles of democracy and respect for human rights; Promote and enhance adherence to the principle of the rule of law premised upon the respect for, and the supremacy of the constitution and constitutional order in the political arrangements of the State Parties. It also seeks to Promote the holding of regular free and fair elections to institutionalise legitimate authority of representative government as well as democratic change of governments; Prohibit, reject and condemn unconstitutional change of government in any member state as a serious threat to stability, peace, security and development amidst other objectives. The charter further empowers the African Union Commission (AUC) through the Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit and the Democracy and Electoral Assistance Fund to offer technical assistance to AU Member States towards the strengthening and improvement of their electoral institutions and processes.
The implementation of ACDEG is envisaged to take place at national, regional and continental levels, leveraging normative instruments, policies and structures at those levels as stipulated under Article 44 of ACDEG. Since the adoption of the charter in 2012, different countries have made tremendous effort in the entrenchment of democracy and good governance in Africa. But of the 45 African countries signatory to ACDEG, only the Republic of Togo has since submitted its initial State Report on the implementation of the principles and commitments to the Charter. As part of efforts at organising citizens for civic engagement and empower them to engage the government to live up to their responsibility of implementing the objectives of ACDEG, ActionAid Nigeria is targeting media as critical partners.
It is against this background that ActionAid Nigeria decided to commission a study into the status of implementation of African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance, with reference selected articles of the ACDEG charter. The study shall have examined the extent to which Nigeria have fared in the mainstreaming of the selected articles of the African Charter on Democracy Election
We believe that the media, being the most significant force in the public sphere, are the most important and viable stakeholder to tell the stories of the adherence and commitment of Nigeria to promoting democratic principle of human rights, respect for the rule of law, youth participation, gender equality and the extent to which institutions are strengthened.
This engagement is to write one investigative story/produce an investigative programme on issues around the level of implementation of selected articles of ACDEG. This story or programme would be based on the story idea already submitted and approved by ActionAid Nigeria.
Criteria for stories
The details and terms of reference are contained below:
Reporting Lines:
Compliance:
Qualifications
Language Requirements:
Ownership of outputs:
Interested and qualified candidates (Policy Analyst/Writer) should send their CV's, detailing competency to: procurement.nigeria@actionaid.org and cc: communications.nigeria@actionaid.org using the subject line as the job title
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