The APR Forum will hold its first Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria from 25 to 26 October 2008. This Summit will focus on the review of Nigeria and Burkina Faso .The Heads of State and Government will also discuss the salient overarching issues identified in the reviews to date, including: managing diversity, xenophobia, land management, elections in Africa and corruption. This Extraordinary Summit will also provide an opportunity to Rwanda, to present on the Gacaca Court system as a best practice.
See http://www.aprm-international.org/ for further details.

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Posted on: 22 September 2008

AfriMAP is pleased to publish three papers considering the relevance to Africa of recent British and French constitutional reform proposals and of a Canadian model of consociationalism. See the call for papers section of the website to read the papers, by Michael Joko, Charles Manga Fombad and Sekai Saungweme.

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Posted on: 25 June 2008

The Open Society Institute (OSI) recently launched a new fellowship program to support outstanding idea entrepreneurs from around the world. The Open Society Fellowship will enable innovative professionals — including journalists, activists, scholars, and practitioners — to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within OSI. The fellowship focuses on four areas: National Security and the Open Society; Citizenship, Membership and Marginalization; Strategies and Tools for Advocacy and Citizen Engagement; and Understanding Authoritarianism. We will also support a limited number of fellows whose projects fall outside these areas but are germane to OSI’s mission. Fellows' projects may include books, articles, documentary films, online media, and efforts to seed new campaigns and organizations.

For more information about how to apply, see
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas/guidelines

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Posted on: 16 May 2008