African Charter on Democracy »  Workshop Reports
Promoting the African Charter
[2010 February 26]

In late February, Idasa hosted a workshop for 46 people from 14 countries to exchange information and knowledge, and to develop national and international strategies to promote and ratify the AU’s Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Some Pictures from the Workshop can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/idasa/sets/72157623539885162/

The Africa Democracy Forum and the Washington-based Council for a Community of Democracies also hosted a gala dinner as part of the event, with guests including NGOs,  Ambassadors, and INGOs. Pictures from the Gala Dinner can be found at:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/idasa/sets/72157623539742544/ 

Below you can download the Declaration by civil society promoting the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, issued at the end of the forum.

In addition, download the evening address given by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation below.
 
Africa Democracy Forum  –  African Continent Ryota Jonen
Associacon Ze Moniz  –  Cape Verde Carlos Silva
BOCONGO  –  Botswana Onneetse Makhumalo
Bunge la Mwananchi  –   Kenya George Nyongesa
Burundi Leadership Training Program  –  BurundI  Gilbert Manirabona
Campaign for Good Governance  –  Sierra Leone Valnora A. C. Edwin
Centre for Multiparty Democracy  –  Kenya Carey Onyango
Centre for Multiparty Democracy  –  Malawi Anne Maganga
CERDES  –  Mali Oumar Makalou
Council for a Community of Democracies  –   Global Bob LaGamma
EISA  –  South Africa Dr Khabele Matlosa
ENCISS  –  Sierra Leone Samuel Philip Mokuwa
Fondation Humanus  –  Cameroon Dieudonné Zognong
FORSC  –  Burundi Raymond Kamenyero
Forum Civil  –  Senegal Prof. Abdoulaye Dieye
Forum for the Future  –  Namibia Samson Ndeikwila
GIMPA  –  Ghana Prof. Kwame Frimpong
Goree Institute  –   Senegal Breyten Breytenbach
Idasa  –   South Africa Paul Graham
Innovation Environment Development  (Africa)  –   Senegal Mamadou Amadou Diako
Institute for Democratic Governance   –  Ghana Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey
Institute for Education in Democracy  –  Kenya Jane Amiri
Institute for Public Policy Research  –   Namibia Graham Hopwood
Institute of Economic Affairs  –   Ghana Jean Mensa
International Commission of Jurists  –   Kenya James Gondi
International Foundation for Electoral Systems  –  Burundi Samia Mahgoub
Namibia Institute for Democracy  –   Namibia Theunis Keulder
NIMD  –  Africa Regional Programme Augustine Magolowondo
Open Society Initiative East Africa  –   Kenya Ibrahima Kane
PONG  Civil Society Platform  –  Cape Verde Mario Moniz
Rwanda Civil Society Platform  –   Rwanda Eugene Rwibasira
SADC-NGO  –  Botswana Bob Libert Muchabaiwa
Society for Democratic Initiatives  –  Sierra Leone Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai
SODNET  –  Kenya Prof. Edward Oyugi
Women Jurists Association Of Cape Verde  –   Cape Verde Helena Ferreira
 


Downloads
Declaration by civil society promoting the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
Final Declaration.pdf

Evening address given by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Idasa dinner on African Charter.pdf

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