EHORN Ethiopia Peer Learning and Exchange Mission 2026
Live mission learning dashboard for approved public activity reports, observation locations, regional lessons, innovations, challenges, recommendations and follow-up actions captured through Kobo and cleared through the XDU Review Desk.
Midday Observation Intelligence
CECOE’s midday observation data provides an evidence layer on observer deployment, opening procedures, accessibility, polling station compliance, and verified incidents.
19.7% · Verified serious incidents.
8.0% · Stations with no female election officials.
7.0% · PWD accessibility challenges.
4.0% · Campaign signs/materials/activities observed.
3.0% · Stations located in prohibited areas.
1.6% · Late or delayed opening reported.
Mission Observation Map
Approved GPS-enabled Kobo submissions plotted by observation venue and activity.
Activity Coverage
Where approved public updates are coming from.
Country Participation
Learning Categories
Dashboard Readiness
Submissions are syncing into XDU tables.
9 approved GPS-enabled report(s) ready for mapping.
Only approved/public submissions appear on this dashboard.
Latest Approved Mission Updates
Situation Room - Golden Tulip Hotel
incident_management
Stakeholder - Golden Tulip hotel
civil_society
Situation Room - Golden Tulip
observer_reporting dashboard mapping
Other - Timran: Observing Violence Agiant Women for a Safer and Democratic Election
A comparison between Ethiopia and Tanzania shows that both countries acknowledge that violence against women during elections threatens democratic participation, but they differ in how they observe, classify, and respond to that violence. In Ethiopia, observation has become more open and institutionalized through targeted studies and monitoring frameworks that treat Violence Against Women in…
Situation Room - CHERO SITUATION ROOM
observer_reporting dashboard
Situation Room - COCEO ESR
observer_reporting
Communication - CECOE
press
Situation Room - Golden Tulip
incident_management dashboard
Situation Room - Golden Tulip
incident_management dashboard public_reporting
Polling Station - F
yes
Media Monitoring - Media monitoring centre
television social
Situation Room - Women Situation Room
dashboard mapping
Latest Approved Learning Notes
a) learning missions b) observation missions c) learning and dialogue conferences d) capacity-building
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) learning missions b) observation missions c) learning and dialogue conferences d) capacity-building
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a)Joint approach amongst stakeholders in undertaking learning missions is beneficial in adopting best practices across the region. b) Capacity building and training on ICT related areas such as AI.
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a)Peace and Security are vital in ensuring that elections are credible, free and fair. b) Innovation-Electoral reform messaging can also be passed through artistic representation such as paintings e.g. violations of human rights. c) Voter registration processes are closed down 20 days…
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) Joint approach amongst stakeholders in undertaking learning missions is beneficial in adopting best practices across the region. b) Capacity building and training on ICT related areas such as AI.
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
Technology and ICT systems used at the data center and the Election Situation Room
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
Technology and ICT systems used at the data center and the Election Situation Room
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) Peace and Security are vital in ensuring that elections are credible, free and fair. b) Innovation-Electoral reform messaging can also be passed through artistic representation such as paintings e.g. violations of human rights. c) Voter registration processes are closed down 20…
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) Budgetary Constraints b) Political Interference
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) Joint approach in undertaking learning missions across the region. b) IEBC engaging Persons with Disabilities as election officials in each polling station.
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) The EMB ensures that every polling station has an election official who's a Person with Disability. b) The lack of political advertisements on media or posters shows that candidates can innovatively engage with the citizens to encourage them to participate in…
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
Similarities-Establishment of data center and Situation Room; Deployment of observers across the regions etc Differences-No political advertisements or posters around towns and cities during campaigns; Special Voting for Internally Displaced Persons and Police held a week after the E-Day. Gaps- Ethiopia is…
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) Joint approach amongst stakeholders in undertaking learning missions is beneficial in adopting best practices across the region. b) Capacity building and training on ICT related areas such as AI.
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
The engagements were well coordinated by CECOE, CEHRO and other stakeholders. Inclusivity was observed whereby Persons with Disabilities were also part of the team at Data Centre. The team engaged us through interactive sessions.
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
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kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
civil_society
kenya · Election observation group · Golden Tulip hotel
a) ICT related topics as technology is constantly changing and evolving. b) Electoral Violence related topics ie for instance no observers were deployed in conflict prone areas ie Tigray
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
a) Capacity Building b) Research and Documentation c) Dialogue Conferences d) Learning Mission
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
a) learning missions b) capacity building c) stakeholder engagement d) dialogue conferences e) research and documentation
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
Learning Missions are a great opportunity to understand the political electoral environment of other countries and adopt best practices from them that can be advocated for to improve EHorn member countries.
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
a) Learning Missions are a great opportunity to understand the political electoral environment of other countries and adopt best practices from them that can be advocated for to improve EHorn member countries.
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
a) Observers who were not accredited were not allowed to be near the vicinity of the polling stations. Only government-related missions were accredited ie IGAD; b) There were no political posters or billboards of candidates posted anywhere in the city as is…
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
Representation of Human Rights Reforms through art work displayed at the CEHRO offices that represents the journey the country has taken towards championing against Human Rights violations and gains made thus far i.e. gender based violence, electoral violence etc
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
a) The country is yet to set up policies or amend the law to ensure citizens residing in the diaspora can exercise their right to vote. CECOE and CEHRO intend to pick this up as a core advocacy reform area. b) Representation…
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
Public Trust/Trust deficit by the citizens in the EMB/duty bearers and their processes.
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
On E-Day, especially in the rural areas, before a voter is given the ballot paper to cast their votes, they are first taken through civic awareness by the election officials, thereafter they are directed to the booth to vote; For the election…
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
On E-Day, especially in the rural areas, before a voter is given the ballot paper to cast their votes, they are first taken through civic awareness by the election officials, thereafter they are directed to the booth to vote; For the election…
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
Similarities-Establishment of data centre election situation room; deployment of roving and stationary observers on E-Day. Differences-CECOE does not use the PRVT methodology, they use the Proportional Methodology System (deploying more than one observer in different regions) Gaps- On E-Day, especially in the…
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
Use of artwork to represent electoral reform concerns
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
a) The country is yet to set up policies or amend the law to ensure citizens residing in the diaspora can exercise their right to vote. CECOE and CEHRO intend to pick this up as a core advocacy reform area. b) Representation…
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
Their coordination and communication process with observers in the deployed areas. They were giving updates on progress in the situation room every 20 minutes or so.
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
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kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
observer_reporting dashboard mapping
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip
1. Regional Advocacy and Policy Reform Coalition on Women’s Political Protection Establish a regional platform that brings together civil society organizations, electoral actors, and women’s rights institutions to jointly advocate for stronger legal and policy protections for women participating in democratic processes.…
tanzania · CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATION · Timran: Observing Violence Agiant Women for a Safer and Democratic Election
Collaboration between CSO s in election monitoring stood out more
tanzania · CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATION · Timran: Observing Violence Agiant Women for a Safer and Democratic Election
1. Use of tech in election processes of which currently it is too early to determine how effective this new mechanism but it is something we could learn from it.
tanzania · CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATION · Timran: Observing Violence Agiant Women for a Safer and Democratic Election
1. Strong institutional collaboration improves observation and response to Violence Against Women in Elections (VAWIE).One of the strongest lessons was the collaboration between TIMRAN and the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA). Their partnership demonstrated effective coordination in documenting violations against women during…
tanzania · CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATION · Timran: Observing Violence Agiant Women for a Safer and Democratic Election
When compared with Ethiopia’s approach to observing Violence Against Women in Democratic Elections (VAW-DE), Tanzania’s stronger practice has been its relatively greater emphasis on embedding women’s political participation concerns within broader electoral governance and stakeholder engagement processes rather than treating them solely…
tanzania · CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATION · Timran: Observing Violence Agiant Women for a Safer and Democratic Election
A comparison between Ethiopia and Tanzania shows that both countries acknowledge that violence against women during elections threatens democratic participation, but they differ in how they observe, classify, and respond to that violence. In Ethiopia, observation has become more open and institutionalized…
tanzania · CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATION · Timran: Observing Violence Agiant Women for a Safer and Democratic Election
Team building and and management sharing experiences.
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Joint meetings and sharing places
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Leadership sharing platform
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Leadership conversation and verification
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Actors should include the leadership in the incident verification process to foster greater buy-in of the report.
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Joint critical incident verification process
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
As above
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Combined effort by leadership and technical teams
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Time and availability of leadership
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Combined teams for incident verification
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Use of the political leadership
kenya · ELOG · Golden Tulip Hotel
Approved Follow-up Queue
Continuous stakeholder engagements on all levels ie, with the citizenry, state and non-state actors on adoption of recommendations made to improve the political electoral environment and processes.
kenya · Election observation group · Status: open
Yes, to have an update on the progress of adoption of recommendations made by the Ethiopian networks by the duty bearers.
kenya · ELOG · Status: open
We could leverage member organizations within EHORN and ELOG to strengthen regional and national collaboration, facilitate technical exchange and joint advocacy, and empower women-led organizations to advance protection frameworks and address emerging forms of violence against women in democratic and electoral processes.
tanzania · CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LITIGATION · Status: open
As described above
kenya · ELOG · Status: open
1.Explore opportunities to incorporate art, music, dance, and drama into civic education and peacebuilding activities. 2. Organize youth-focused creative competitions and exhibitions to promote peaceful elections and social cohesion.
uganda · AfEONet · Status: open
Observers' accreditation.
kenya · ELOG · Status: open
Expansion of network
kenya · EHORN · Status: open
Network expansion
kenya · EHORN · Status: open
Follow up of recommendations from the process
kenya · ELOG · Status: open
kenya · ELOG · Status: open