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...

On November 25, 2011, a validation workshop focusing on the handbook on electoral disputes was organized by AfriMAP, and coordinated by Roger Mvita. The meeting was attended by Judges, Independent experts, members of the Independent National Electoral Commission and lawyers. This was done in partnership with the Institute of Human Rights of the National Bar Association of the lawyers of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The technical document aims at facilitating the resolution on electoral disputes more...

AfriMAP en partenariat avec la Mission de l'Union Européenne de soutien à la police congolaise a participé à la conceptualisation d'un guide sur les libertés civiles. Ce guide servira de support à la fois aux services de police et à la société civile en portant une attention particulière sur le cadre légal de diverses lois en RDC. Son utilisation, en termes de bonne pratique pour les officiers de police et sa mise en œuvre par la société more...

UNDP in partnership with CIVICUS, CONCAD, Trust Africa and AGI organized a three day workshop themed: Africa Forum on Civil Society and governance Assessments. The meeting focused on civil society's involvement in governance assessments. The events presented the opportunity for development organizations, CSOs and research institutes to share knowledge and experiences so as to enhance greater participation in the policy dialogue debate. Jeggan Grey-Johnson presented a paper on strategies, challenges, more...