TIMELINES

The following timelines explore in depth the main events in the West African electoral policy, starting in 2012, including elections, policies, uprisings, coups d’etat, and conflicts. Moreover, each country received a score from 0 to 1 based on the Global State of Democracy Indices by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in the following categories:

• Representation: clean elections, inclusive suffrage, free political parties, elected government, effective parliament, local democracy.
• Rights: access to justice, basic welfare, civil liberties, political equality.
• Rule of Law: judicial independence, absence of corruption, predictable enforcement, personal integrity, and security.
• Electoral Participation: participation in local, parliamentary, and national elections.