“Women are mostly marginalised in African political processes, but they have one key
area of equality with their menfolk, and that is in voting: The ballot does not
discriminate, even if the results of the balloting frequently do not meet the
expectations of the voter. Though not the democracy, elections are an important
component of democracy, and even though studies indicate that African citizens
have been losing faith in the value of elections, elections offer the only peaceful path for attaining and consolidating democracy.”
