POLITICAL PARTICIPATION DIRECTORYOrganisations and networks
Published country-linked organisations in the Priority-10 programme.
South Africa
Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)
South Africa's constitutional gender-equality institution. Monitored the 29 May 2024 elections from a gender perspective and published research on women's participation and representation in the 2024 national and provincial elections.
Gender equality oversight · Election observation · Women's political participation
Organisation websiteSouth African Women in Dialogue (SAWID)
South African non-partisan women's platform supporting inclusive dialogue, women's voices in decision-making, policy advocacy and equitable post-election governance.
Women's leadership · Policy advocacy · Political participation
Organisation websiteCabo Verde
No approved organisations are currently published.
The Gambia
No approved organisations are currently published.
South Sudan
No approved organisations are currently published.
Nigeria
No approved organisations are currently published.
Somalia
Somali Women Development Centre (SWDC)
Mogadishu-based women's civil-society organisation founded in 2000, working on gender-based violence prevention, women's empowerment, advocacy, networking and community protection. Do not assert that SWDC administers federal elections.
Women empowerment · Women's rights · Civic advocacy
Organisation websiteNational Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Somalia (NIEBC)
Somalia's federal independent electoral and boundaries administration responsible for voter registration, election administration and related regulatory preparations; upcoming election dates and results must be taken from subsequent official notices.
Election administration · Electoral reform · Voter registration
Organisation websiteSomalia Women’s Parliamentary Caucuses (federal and state)
Women's parliamentary caucuses in the House of the People, Upper House and federal member states, supported by UN Women; engaged in advocacy for electoral-law quota implementation and gender-responsive representation. Network collective, not a single independently registered NGO.
Women parliamentarians · Gender-responsive law · Parity advocacy
Organisation websiteKenya
No approved organisations are currently published.
Angola
No approved organisations are currently published.
Cameroon
Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)
Statutory election-management body. Publishes election procedures, registration information, official lists and electoral documents. In July 2026 worked with UN Women on inclusive electoral participation.
Election management · Official electoral evidence · Inclusive participation
Organisation websiteAssociation Camerounaise des Femmes Juristes (ACAFEJ)
Cameroonian women lawyers' association founded in 1987; advocates women's and girls' rights and access to justice, with legal assistance and sensitisation work. Not described as an electoral regulator.
Women's rights · Legal empowerment · Gender equality
Organisation websiteRepublic of Congo
Ministère de l’Intérieur et de la Décentralisation — République du Congo
Interior and decentralisation ministry for the Republic of Congo. Responsible for electoral administration and official electoral communications, operating alongside the CNEI; not a women's civil-society group.
Election administration · Legal framework · Government institution
Organisation websiteCommission Nationale Électorale Indépendante (CNEI)
Electoral oversight body of the Republic of Congo, based in Congo-Brazzaville. Its published 2026 presidential candidate list identifies seven approved candidates. Do not confuse this institution with the DRC's CENI.
Election administration · Congo-Brazzaville · Election candidates
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