Abstract
This chapter focuses on the 2013 and 2017 general elections in Kenya and the 2011 and 2015 elections in Nigeria. Theoretically premised on the Peace Journalism Model by Jake Lynch and Annabel McGoldrick, the study provides practical insights into a journalism model that promotes peaceful elections and catalyses the transitional justice process. The chapter argues that peace journalism offers an alternative model of reportage that provides all parties in the transitional justice process with a balanced outlook that includes non-violent responses to conflicts. It discusses the role that women have played in politics, the challenges they have faced, especially electoral violence, and how they can be supported in continuing to play an effective role in politics. The chapter concludes by noting that electoral systems which are infused with a normative objective of the promoting transitional justice processes can lead to more sustainable peace across the African continent.
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