Togo: Forum Calls for Election Bank in Africa

The over 120 observers who attended a 3-day Forum on the Electoral Process in Africa have suggested the establishment of a common elections development bank into which all African countries will contribute material and financial resources to promote the independent financing of elections on the continent. They suggested that this will "help reduce over dependence on foreign aid for elections which, in some cases, goes a long way to compromise 'the sovereignty of African nations."