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The Zambian 2016 Elections and Conflict Resolution

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MLK III

Last week, NDI hosted a panel discussion about the challenges in the pre- and post-Zambian election periods with human rights advocate Martin Luther King…

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Weekly Roundup 9/12/2016

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Kerry
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Kerry

Good morning, Readers! The Syrian civil war may press ‘pause’ this evening. The United States, which supports the moderate rebel groups, has…

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Overcoming Distance by Learning Online

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Distance Learning

Training citizens is a critical, but often challenging, part of NDI programs. With the rise of smartphone technology in recent years, some barriers can be overcome through remote, or distance, learning. In…

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Weekly Roundup 8/30/2016

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anthropocene

Good morning, Readers, and goodbye Holocene! Humans are making such an immense impact on our Earth that scientists declared…

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Weekly Roundup 8/22/2016

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This weekend, a child suicide bomber killed 54 and…

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Photos from #ZambiaDecides

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Data clerks chasing observer data during #ZambiaDecides General Election 2016
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Data clerks chasing observer data during #ZambiaDecides General Election 2016

Click through for a Flickr slideshow of some scenes from the datacenter and polling stations.

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Weekly Roundup 8/15/2016

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Your Weekly Update on Technology, Democracy, & Cool Things
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President Edgar Lunga of the Patriotic Front party

Good afternoon, Readers! The official results are in, reporting that President Edgar Lunga of the Patriotic Front party was re-elected in a…

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Redundant Department of Redundancy

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CCMG data clerks chasing information from the 2015 Zambian election.
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CCMG data clerks chasing information from the 2015 Zambian election. Photo by Monika Emch

It’s election day in Zambia where I’m working with the fabulous @CCMG_Zambia crew. For those of you unfamiliar with NDI’s work with elections and technology, there’s some great stuff in our blog…
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Weekly Roundup 8/8/2016

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Your Weekly Update on Technology, Democracy, & Cool Things

Happy Monday, Readers! Google Maps is taking the Olympics from sport enthusiasts’ TVs and into their homes - you can now dive into the heart of the favelas of Rio through…

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Weekly Roundup 8/1/2016

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NDI ILF 2016

Happy August, Readers! We missed you last week and hope you missed us, too. The NDI International Leadership Forum opened Monday, July 25th with addresses by NDI…

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