Ebrahim Fakir
Ebrahim Fakir is a consultant election analyst at the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. Fakir is also a research associate at the Centre for African Leadership and Diplomacy at the University of Johannesburg.
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Ebrahim Fakir is a consultant election analyst at the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. Fakir is also a research associate at the Centre for African Leadership and Diplomacy at the University of Johannesburg.