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Senegal: An old democracy in urgent need of reforms25 June 2012 Senegal’s democratic system needs a serious overhaul, according to a study released today on the country’s state of democratic and political participation. Among the list of suggested reforms is the modernization of the electoral process, the need to rationalize the presidential institution and the necessity of reinforcing mechanisms.
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Senegal: Effective Delivery of Education ServicesOSIWA & AfriMAP 15 July 2010 The report measures the progress made in governance in Senegal. It is the result of more than two years of extensive research led by a team of researchers, professors, and education specialists. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the education structures in Senegal, as well as the legal and institutional framework for the delivery of quality education. Nonetheless, one of the paradoxes highlighted in the report is that despite the fact that Senegal allocates a notably higher proportion of its budget to education than countries at a similar level of development, the level of school enrolment reached is only slightly higher than the average in Africa. The report shows how the budgetary process lacks transparency and constitutes one of the major weaknesses in the governance of the education sector. The process is highly centralised, with a lack of fiscal decentralisation, while audit and procurement procedures are not respected in practice. It shows how the budgetary process lacks transparency and constitutes one of the major weaknesses in the governance of the education sector within the country. The documents are available in French only for the time being, but will be in English in due course.
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Senegal: Justice Sector and the Rule of LawOSIWA & AfriMAP 27 November 2008 This report offers perhaps the most comprehensive analysis available of the Senegalese justice system. Prepared by a team of Senegalese lawyers, it acknowledges that Senegal has achieved a range of reforms to overcome the colonial heritage and make its laws fit for a modern democratic state. But the reforms have been adopted on a case by case basis, with no effort at systematisation and following no coherent policy. The report notes an ever-greater gap between the formal announcement of support for the right to a fair trial and the problematic implementation of criminal procedure in practice, and criticises the impact of the Ministry of Justice's management of the justice system on the independence of judges and magistrates. Among its recommendations are measures to strengthen the separation of powers and ensure a more systematic effort to reform the law in Senegal.
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Second Edition of the report Senegal: An old democracy in urgent need of reforms 
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Launch of Democracy and Political Participation Report 25 June 2012 On 25 of June, AfriMAP and OSIWA launched the political participation report focusing on Senegal entitled: Senegal: an "old” Democracy in Urgent Need of Reforms. Mr Abdoul Latif Coulibaly, the guest speaker, stated that the report provided key elements that will contribute to reforms the Senegalese government is currently implementing. Dr. Aminata Diaw Cisse, Philosopher and Senior more... |
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| Validation workshop of a study on “Senegal: An 'Established' Democracy in need of Reform” 19 December 2011 OSIWA and AfriMAP today organized a workshop to validate a study on "Senegal: An Old Democracy in need of Reform”. The study comes at an opportune time given the immense concern over the prospects of the country's challenging electoral process. The study constitutes a solid base for engaging national stakeholders on political reforms that are urgently needed. According to the author, the study examined the key governance and institutional challenges confronting Senegal including the issues of more... |
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| Launch of the report on delivery of public services in the education sector in Senegal 15 July 2010 AfriMAP, in partnership with OSIWA and Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO), launched the report, "Senegal: Effective Delivery of Education Services”, on July 15, 2010 in Dakar, Senegal. The launch ceremony was presided over by the Senegalese Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, responsible for Preschool, Elementary and Middle schools. It was attended by more than 50 participants, including key actors of the education sector (students, teachers from primary, more... |
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| Senegal: consultations on reforms in the justice sector December 2009 AfriMAP and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) held a two day consultation workshop in early December on the issues of justice sector reform in Senegal. Participants included representatives of the ministry of justice, the Senegal Bar association, senior more... |
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Senegal effective delivery of education service validation meeting 09 June 2009 RADDHO (Rencontre Africaine pour la Defense des Droits de l’Homme), which is leading the AfriMap research in Senegal, hosted a workshop on June 9 in Dakar. The purpose of the workshop was to validate AfriMap report on the effective delivery of education service in Senegal. Among the 40 participants, Mr. Kalidou Diallo, Minister for Primary, Elementary and Middle School Education, a representative of the mayor of Dakar, the President of the Senatorial Commission on Education, a representative more... |
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| Launch of AfriMAP report on the justice sector in Senegal
27 November 2008 On 27 November 2008, during a ceremony chaired by Pascal Kambale, deputy director of AfriMAP, M. Birane Niang, head of the office of the minister of state for justice in Senegal, officially launched the AfriMAP report Senegal: Justice Sector and the Rule of Law. The report, a document of 175 pages, was the product of a collaboration between AfriMAP, OSIWA and the Senegalese organisation RADDHO. In his address, M. Niang thanked the authors for the conclusions of the report, which he more... |
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| Senegal justice sector validation meeting 08 May 2008 A workshop to validate AfriMAP's report on the Justice Sector and the Rule of Law in Senegal was held on 8 May in Dakar. Participants included judges, lawyers, representatives of oversight institutions, law professors, law students, members of both houses of parliament, and civil society representatives. The research team, led by Ismaila Fall, presented a summary of the draft report, its research methodology, and main findings. Key participants were then requested to present their more... |
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| AfriMAP Methodological Workshop, Senegal July 2006 The Rencontre Africain pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (RADDHO), the focal point for AfriMAP in Senegal, hosted a two-day methodological workshop for the AfriMAP process on 28-29 July 2006, at Saly Mbour near Dakar. Participants from a wide range of Senegalese civil society organisations debated draft reports on the justice sector and on the right to political participation, and the preparation of a report on the effective delivery of public services. The organisations more... |
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