This edition also takes place against the backdrop of a society that has entered a period of extraordinary violence, hate speech, fake news, propaganda, murders, and endless conflicts of interest, all of which have been used as tools to impede the advancement of Africa. This edition's paper collections offer a
wealth of discussion on the potential applications of social media and artificial intelligence to advance society. These realizations will open the door to better approaches to problems pertaining to developing and promoting policies that influence African elections. I believe this edition has brought education to the modern society. This is the right direction to embrace different aspects of technological tools to advance society and we must continue to come closer to how to address different trajectories and social pathologies that threaten human existence. I believe this can be done by taking a borderless approach to understand best practices in accepting, evaluating and embracing elections and its processes in Africa. I hope that you will enjoy the balance of ideas and approaches that this edition provides.