Africa Governance Institute

Key Resolutions of the Technical Meeting of the African Governance Architecture Platform

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-18T10:28:27Z

June 11-12, 2013 Abuja, Nigeria 1. The Platform objectives shall be guided by the provisions of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance particularly Article 45 which are: • Facilitating dialogue and share of best practices among Platform Members and Member States; • Fostering effective implementation of norms and standards on democracy, governance and human rights among Member States; • Providing technical support to Member States; and • Enhancing citizens' (...) - Events

19th EU-ECOWAS Political Dialogue Meeting

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-17T14:21:54Z

May 16, 2013 Brussels Final Communique - Events

High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-17T12:31:41Z

June 17-18, 2013 Lusaka, Zambia The High Level Panel (HLP) on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, established by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union (AU) was inaugurated in February 2012 to address the debilitating problem of illicit financial outflows from Africa estimated at $50 billion a year. The Panel is chaired by President Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and composed of nine other distinguished personalities from within and outside Africa (...) - Events

CEMAC Heads of State Announce Two Regional Policy Initiatives

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-15T23:06:22Z

Two major policy announcements, signed by the six African heads of state of the Communauté Economique et Monetaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) summit in Libreville, Gabon. The two major new policy commitments are: The abolition of visa requirements for all citizens of CEMAC for travel within the region, to be implemented by January 1, 2014. The creation of a policy framework for the protection of business in the CEMAC region, including the adoption of harmonised drug registration (...) - Events

Sierra Leone: A Post-Conflict Success Story?

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-15T00:19:14Z

General consensus amongst international organisations concludes that Sierra Leone has made 'significant progress' since the end of its brutal civil war in 2002. The end of various peacekeeping missions in the country follows what many have viewed as successful presidential, parliamentary and local council elections in November 2012. President Ernest Bai Koroma recently revealed the 'Agenda for Prosperity', which reviews and seeks to build on the progress made by the 'Agenda for Change'. The (...) - Events

Improved Regional Mobility and Deeper Integration

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-14T18:03:33Z

June 20-21, 2013 Novotel Hotel, Dakar, Senegal The workshop will serve to guide the development of a modern day migration policy that responds to the aspirations of the region's citizens and that conform to present-day realities. It will bring together officials from member states and experts dealing with migration policy issues. The 15 member ECOWAS Commission was established in May 1975 to promote an integrated socio-economic space for the region's citizens. One of ECOWAS' objectives is (...) - Events

Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-14T17:53:56Z

July 8-10, 2013 Geneva The high level meeting is an opportunity for international organizations, the private sector, governments, civil society and academia to discuss the changing nature of value chains and how developing countries, especially LDCs can best derive value from them. Since its inception in 2007, the Global Review of Aid for Trade has established itself as the pre-eminent multilateral forum exploring trade and development issues. Past global reviews have examined how (...) - Events

Southern providers south-south cooperation: issues, emerging challenges

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-14T10:51:51Z

New Delhi: The ‘Conference of Southern Providers on South-South Cooperation: Issues and Emerging Challenges', organized jointly by Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in New Delhi on April 15-16 April 2013, proved to be a pioneering initiative which has promoted a much needed discourse on international development cooperation. This Report discusses the key features of the South-South (...) - Events

25th ACP-EU parliamentary meeting

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-14T10:45:53Z

June 17-19, 2013 European Parliament, Rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels – Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, room 3C50. The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will meet from 17 to 19 June in the European Parliament in Brussels to debate the current situation in Mali, in the Central African Republic and the Republic of Guinea. The plenary debates will be preceded over the weekend by meetings of the JPA standing committees and the Women's forum. The debates will also focus on the threats posed (...) - Events

Southern Africa: History, Culture and Society Seminar Series

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-14T10:14:09Z

June 19, 2013 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm, Pyramid Room, Geography Department, 4th Floor King's Building, Strand Campus, King's College London, London WCR 2LS, University of London Carl Death, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University “Now I feel the heat as much as white people do...” Social movements, climate change and environmental politics in South Africa Edward Teversham, St Cross College, University of Oxford “A relatively luxurious and sophisticated type of recreation”: (...) - Events

The African Union Commission and United States conclude two unprecedented meetings

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-14T09:43:13Z

June 12, 2013, Addis Ababa The Commission of the African Union (AU) and the United States Government concluded from 10 to 11 June 2013, two unprecedented meetings, to build on the joint commitments of the AU Commissionand United States to increase cooperation. On 10 June, the first meeting of the Peace and Security Technical Working Group took place at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. This is the first Technical Working Group to take place since this mechanism was established by the (...) - Events

ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-13T16:27:57Z

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) and the Asian Development Bank recently established a joint initiative called the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard. Corporate governance refers to the system of governance which controls and directs corporations, and monitors their actions and policies. The stated objective of the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard is to: (1) Raise the corporate governance standards and practices of ASEAN publicly listed companies (PLCs); (2) Give greater (...) - Press release

Obama-Xi Summit: Four Reasons Africa Deserves Attention at the Talks

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-13T12:33:58Z

Over today and tomorrow, President Obama and President Xi will be having their first meeting as the top leaders of the United States and China. The format and content of their meetings are expected to be unprecedented, hopefully leading to a strengthened personal relationship between the two with improved coordination and cooperation. The big ticket items on the agenda are known, including North Korea, cyber-security and bilateral trade. Though political watchers may be less aware that (...) - Events

Annual Meeting of the Network of Electoral Commissions of ECOWAS

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-13T11:14:42Z

July 3-4, 2013 Dakar, Senegal L'objectif principal de cette réunion est de contribuer à l'amélioration de la qualité de gestion des élections dans l'espace CEDEAO. Il est à noter certains objectifs dont, entre autres : le bilan des activités du Réseau depuis sa création; tirer les leçons des élections qui ont été conduites de 2011 à ce jour; concevoir un plan d'action sur deux ans; élection d'un nouveau bureau. Cette réunion rassemblera tous les Présidents et Vice-Présidents des commissions (...) - Events

Who Cares? Corporate Governance in Today's Equity Markets

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-13T10:56:10Z

Isaksson, M. and S. Çelik (2013), “Who Cares? Corporate Governance in Today's Equity Markets”, OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers, No. 8, OECD Publishing. There are two main sources of confusion in the public corporate governance debate. One is the confusion about the role of public policy intervention. The other is a lack of empirical knowledge about the corporate landscape where rules are supposed to be implemented and the functioning of today's equity markets, where voting rights and (...) - Events

17th Highway Africa conference

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-12T14:14:45Z

September 1-2, 2013 Rhodes University, Grahamstown The conference will discuss the theme “Speaking Truth To Power? Media, Politics and Accountability”. Key voices in the African Media Industry have been handpicked to speak to this theme and to give insights as to how the media can effectively use its role as a discourse shaper, to speak to power in addition to speaking of it. The conference will kick off on the 1st of September 2013. Using a combination of plenary sessions, keynote (...) - Events

Turning up the volume on dialogue and governance in West Africa

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-12T14:02:23Z

With a common experience of devastating conflicts in their recent past, groups from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone had many similar stories to compare when they met recently in Bo, West Africa as part of a Governance and Transparency Fund project. After enduring years of violence, it's perhaps no surprise that the post-conflict issues played out across communities in the Mano River Union region of West Africa have marked similarities – the turmoil of the 1990s and early 2000s has sown a (...) - Press release

Regional Conference on “Health district in Africa: Progress and Prospects 25 years after the Harare Declaration”

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-12T12:52:17Z

October 21-23, 2013 Saly, Senegal Twenty-five years after the “Harare Declaration on strengthening the district health systems based on Primary health care” (1987), it is time for some reflection on the health district system (also known today as “local health system”), on how it has been formulated and implemented in Africa and on the necessary updates in a fast changing continent. The experience from several countries has shown that the district health system is an adequate hub to (...) - Events

Summit to evaluate right to food progress in West Africa

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-12T12:30:55Z

June 13-14, 2013 Dakar, Senegal The Dakar consultation will allow the regional best practices and most effective measures for eradicating hunger to be identified. It follows on from the regional consultation on right to food progress in Latin America and the Caribbean in Bogotá (Colombia) in 2011, and the Nairobi (Kenya) consultation, 2012, on the situation in Eastern and Southern Africa. More than 40 parliamentarians, government officials and representatives of civil society and national (...) - Events

2013 AGOA Forum

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-12T12:16:55Z

August 12-13, 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in association with the United States Government, will host the 2013 U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum also known as the AGOA Forum, on August 12-13, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of this year's AGOA Forum is “Sustainable Transformation through Trade and Technology.” The Ministerial-level event will include a high level dialogue on the future of (...) - Events

Kinshasa International Economic Fora on Economic Growth and Governance

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-08T18:54:12Z

June 6-7, 2013 Grand Hôtel Kinshasa, kinshasa, Congo Agenda Sous le thème : « Exploiter les ressources naturelles pour un développement accéléré », l'objectif de ce forum deux jours, s'inscrit dans la nécessité d'unir les forces du gouvernement à celles des éminents participants dans la conception et la recherche de solutions innovantes aux défis du développement exceptionnel de la RDC en vue de propulser le pays vers une croissance accélérée et dans la trajectoire du développement humain. Lien : (...) - Events

Strategic partnerships and sustainable investments: How can China support the African Mining Vision?

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-08T17:13:25Z

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sixth World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-14)

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-07T14:48:39Z

March 31 - April 11, 2014 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt The objective of WTDC-14 is to identify priorities for the development of telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICTs), taking into account contributions made by Member States and Sector Members, and to adopt the Sharm el-Sheikh Action Plan (SSAP) setting the future of activities of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) over the next four-year period. Link: (...) - Events

Committee on Governance and Popular Participation

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-06T17:45:47Z

February 20-21, 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Theme: The Developmental State: What options for Africa? Final report Link: http://www.uneca.org/cgpp3 - Events

Four West Africa Nations Seek to Harmonize Mining Codes, Tax Laws

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-06T13:18:58Z

Government officials in West Africa's Mano River Union, consisting of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Ivory Coast, are holding discussions to harmonize mining codes and laws relating to tariffs and taxes at the regional level in a move to protect investors in the mining industry, Sierra Leone's mining minister said Wednesday. The cooperation aims to ensure “disparity and imbalance won't arise,” Minister Minkailu Mansaray told Dow Jones Newswires on the sidelines of the West Africa Mining (...) - Press release

Africa 2050 Realizing the Continent's Full Potential

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-06T10:21:56Z

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2013 Africa Emerging Markets Forum

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-04T11:59:44Z

June 21-22, 2013 Sofitel Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire The main objective of the Forum this year will be to discuss and debate a draft report on the long term social and economic development of continental Africa, being called “Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent's Full Potential”. The study is being carried out by the Emerging Markets Forum, was requested by the AU and ECA during their Joint Annual Meeting in Addis Ababa in March 2012. Link: (...) - Events

Technical Meeting of the African Governance Architecture Platform

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-04T09:58:01Z

June 11-12, 2013 Abuja, Nigeria The specific objectives of the meetings are to: Review the draft AGA Implementation Strategy and Action Plan Review the AGA Platform Rules of Procedures and Methods of Work Adopt the composition and scope of the AGA Clusters: Governance; Democracy; Human Rights; Constitutionalism and Rule of Law. Review and consider the State Reporting Guidelines on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance pursuant to article 45 and 49 of the (...) - Events

AfDB's Strategy for 2013–2022

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-06-02T19:56:18Z

AfDB's Strategy for 2013–2022 The African Development Bank's Strategy for 2013–2022 reflects the aspirations of the entire African continent. It is firmly rooted in a deep understanding and experience of how far Africa has come in the last decade, and where it wishes to go to in the next. Africa has embarked on a process of economic transformation. This process has seen solid and sustained growth over a decade, but it has been uneven and without a sufficiently firm foundation, and it is (...) - Press release

Mo Ibrahim defends Africa governance index

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-31T10:14:11Z

Sudanese-born billionaire Mo Ibrahim has defended his annual African governance index, saying that it was not meant to embarrass bad leaders but to challenge them to improve the conditions on the continent. Dr Ibrahim said it was important for the region to evaluate the performance of its leaders and hold them accountable for their decisions. “[The] Mo Ibrahim Index is not to shame or blame, but to shed light on the state of the continent. It's a good tool for governance,” he said at a (...) - Press release

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been elected chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-30T17:10:39Z

She was elected by 30 African leaders whose countries have acceded to be part of the APRM. APRM allows participating countries to peer review each other on governance structures and it is one of the measures African countries adopted to promote democratic and accountable government. The Liberian leader was elected during a meeting on the sidelines of the African Union Summit convening in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. According to a dispatch from Addis Ababa, the Liberian President was (...) - Press release

Illicit Financial Flows and the Problem of Net Resource Transfers from Africa : 1980-2009

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-30T10:12:28Z

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The AU's SSR policy framework: moving the gender debate forward

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-29T15:20:31Z

The African Union (AU) has finally heeded the call for the development of a security sector reform (SSR) policy framework after numerous appeals for an ‘African-grown' strategy for guiding SSR processes on the continent. The AU Policy Framework on SSR, adopted during the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly in January 2013, contributes to the AU's broader peace and security goals, giving impetus to its post-conflict reconstruction and development agenda. It marks another significant (...) - Press release

AGI Newsletter, May 2013

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-28T15:31:51Z

The May Issue of the AGI Newsletter is available through the link:http://www.iag-agi.org/spip/IMG/pdf... In this year dedicated by the African Union Commission to 'Panafricanisme and African Renaissance', the continent is at a turning point of its development and African policy makers have critical choices to make. They can either invest their natural resource revenue in people to generate jobs and opportunities for millions in present and future generations. Or they can squander this (...) - Press release

African Governance Assessment Platform Strategy Meeting

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-28T09:25:20Z

June 3-4, 2013 Dakar, Senegal In response to strong regional demand expressed at the Africa Forum on Civil Society and Governance Assessments held in Dakar in Nov 2011, UNDP and Trust Africa, in consultation with six leading organizations involved in the production or promotion of governance assessments in Africa – the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Afrobarometer, Global Integrity, State of the Union Africa (Oxfam), Civicus and the African Union's Department of Political Affairs – have committed to (...) - Events

The 2013 Resource Governance Index

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-27T23:19:44Z

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African Economic Outlook 2013 Structural Transformation and Natural Resources

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-27T23:09:19Z

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The 2013 Budapest Africa Forum

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-27T11:51:44Z

June 6-7, 2013 Budapest, Hungary Africa is the continent of the future. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular has recorded an economic growth rate over the world average and is one of the most dynamically developing parts of the world with an ever-growing influence in global issues. Being conscious of the region's huge potential and scope for development, as well as its increased significance in international politics, Sub-Saharan Africa is among the focal regions of Hungary's Global Opening (...) - Events

World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-27T10:36:22Z

October 1-4, 2013 Rabat, Morocco Theme: Imagine Society, Build Democracy Source : UCLG, Link: http://www.rabat2013.uclg.org/ - Events

5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V)

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-27T09:48:06Z

June 1-3, 2013 Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Source: TICAD, Link: http://www.ticad.net/index.html - Events

13th General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU)

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-27T09:22:44Z

May 28-31, 2013 Université Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon The theme of the conference is: “Transforming African Higher Education for Graduate Employability and Socio-Economic Development”. Link: http://gc.aau.org/registration.php - Events

(O)AU 50th Anniversary

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-27T08:46:05Z

Special e-Bulletin of the Pan African Lawyers Union In this special e-Bulletin you will find: Reflections of Ms. Julienne Ondziel Gnelenga, Member of the African Peer Review Mechanism's Panel of Eminent Persons, Interim President of the Central African Lawyers Union (UNAAC) and member of the Council of PALU. A Call to Action on the 50th Anniversary of the (O)AU: Towards “Agenda 2063” by Mr. Donald Deya, Chief Executive Officer of the Pan African Lawyers Union. An Article on “Re-defining (...) - Press release

The Golden Jubilee Celebration of the OAU/AU by H.E. Mr. Hailemeariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-25T17:44:32Z

Message of H.E. Mr. Hailemeariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chaiperson of the African Union on the Occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the OAU/AU May 25, 2013 - Press release

La gouvernance, entre technique de gouvernement et outil d'exploration empirique

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-24T15:22:06Z

La gouvernance, entre technique de gouvernement et outil d'exploration empirique Plan Une ethnographie des situations de gouvernance Dysfonctionnements et corruption : la crête étroite entre euphémisation et pathologisation Vers une anthropologie de la délivrance des biens et services publics Par Giorgio Blundo Link: http://apad.revues.org/pdf/129 Source : Bulletin de (...) - Press release

The critical role of leadership and governance for Africa's transformation

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-24T14:18:31Z

May 29, 2013 Marrakech, Morocco The Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the African Development Bank will co-host a high level event in Marrakech, as part of the AfDB's annual meetings. The event, ‘'The critical role of leadership and governance for Africa's transformation'', will be streamed live on Wednesday 29th May from 11.00BST-1.00BST at: http://live.moibrahimfoundation.org/ . The panelists, including Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, and Dr. Mo Ibrahim, Chairman of (...) - Events

Meeting of the African Governance Architecture Platform

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-24T12:23:05Z

June 11-12, 2013 Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja The meting will bring together the Heads of the Secretariats of all the AU organs, institutions and Regional Economic Communities with a mandate on governance, democracy and human rights in Africa. The specific objectives of the meeting are to; Review the draft AGA Implementation Strategy and Action Plan Review the AGA Platform Rules of Procedures and adopt its Methods of Work Adopt the composition and scope of the AGA Clusters: Governance; (...) - Events

The ANC Archives

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-24T09:23:57Z

ANC Archives Celebrating 100 Years of Selfless Struggle This site contains audio, document, photo, quotes and video content. The collections here represent a snapshot of the digitized material at Fort Hare University. Link: http://ancarchives.org.za/ - Press release

Is the African Union Equipped to Serve Africa's People for Another 50 Years?

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-23T14:33:30Z

The African Union (AU) is now 50 years old. Amid the celebrations this week, the AU — which was established as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 — needs to take stock of its strengths and weaknesses as an intergovernmental organisation designed to promote the pan-African agenda politically and economically. As articulated by the leading figures of pan-Africanism, that agenda consists of a three-dimensional project of political self-determination, economic self-reliance, and (...) - Press release

2013 EFMD Africa Conference

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-23T14:07:20Z

November 13-15, 2013 Dakar, Senegal Theme: “Entrepreneurship and Management Education in Africa” (TBC) The economic growth on the African continent and the demand for local managers backs the need for raising the level of African Business Schools, which are gradually reaching international standards. More diplomas are being awarded. There is an opening on the international level. Closer ties are being made with companies. Moreover, western Business Schools are showing an increased (...) - Events

After 50 Years of the OAU-AU: Time to Strengthen the Conflict Intervention Framework

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-23T11:30:19Z

2013 marks 50 years since the birth of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which became the African Union (AU) in 2002. This week, as the continent's leaders and other Africanists meet to commemorate this special occasion, it is also the appropriate time to reflect on some of the principles, successes and shortcomings of the organization. More... Source: Brookings - Press release

How Effective Is the World Bank at Targeting Sub-National Poverty in Africa?

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-23T11:27:30Z

How Effective Is the World Bank at Targeting Sub-National Poverty in Africa? A Foray into the Murky World of Geo-Coded Data How efficiently is aid allocated to reduce poverty? This question was explored over a decade ago in a paper by the economists Paul Collier and David Dollar. Their definition of a poverty-efficient allocation included, among other elements, the simple maxim that to maximize poverty reduction, “aid should be given to countries with large amounts of poverty.” When actual (...) - Press release

Conference on Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-22T12:32:01Z

June 24-25, 2013 Yaoundé, Cameroon L'enjeu de ce sommet important interpelle en premier les pays Africains qui ont une façade maritime car l'on assiste à des actes de piraterie et de vol à main armée dans les eaux territoriales. En application d'une résolution du Conseil de Sécurité des Nations-Unies, les Etats de la CEDEAO, de la CEEAC et de la Commission du Golfe de Guinée, les travaux de ce sommet porteront sur la mise en place d'une stratégie régionale et collégiale pour lutter contre la (...) - Events

High Rate of Ratifications of OAU-AU Treaties Witnessed under the Auspices the African Union

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-22T08:06:05Z

Addis Ababa, 20 May 2013 In a few days, African Heads of States will be gathering in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Union (AU). Since 1963, the OAU-AU has adopted a number of treaties, the most recent being the Establishment Agreement of the African Risk Capacity, a Specialized Agency of the African Union established for the primary purpose of mitigating the effects of drought on the (...) - Press release

Secrecy in Oil, Gas and Mining Conspires Against Economic Development

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-16T08:00:14Z

Citizens in Developing Countries Do Not Fully Benefit From Trillions in Natural Resources The lives of over a billion citizens could be transformed if their governments managed their oil, gas and minerals in a more open, accountable manner, according to the Resource Governance Index released today by the Revenue Watch Institute. The Index measures the transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining sector of 58 countries worldwide and finds that the vast majority surveyed fail (...) - Press release

New Vision of Africa in 2050: Can Africa Achieve Inclusive and Dynamic Development?

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-10T12:17:03Z

June 3, 2013 Yokohama, Japan Background and Objectives (1) The objectives of the seminar are: To discuss the long term vision of economic and social development in Africa towards 2050, based on the findings of JICA-Centennial study; and To promote further discussion among the participants (mainly African officials) on possible approaches to achieve the Vision. (2) Key questions to be addressed will include: How would the economy and social structures/indicators look in 2050 if the (...) - Events

Business Opportunity Seminar - “Boosting African Private Sector through Financing and Business Opportunities”

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-09T12:18:01Z

May 27, 2013 Marrakech, Morocco Theme: “Boosting African Private Sector through Financing and Business Opportunities” The objective of the meeting is to serve as a forum to exchange and share experiences on this important challenge. Various topics covered will provide opportunities for the participants, from the private sector companies of Morocco and of other African countries, as well as from around the world, to exchange on: (i) existing AfDB financial instruments and related business (...) - Events

2nd African Internet Governance Forum

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-09T11:42:54Z

September 11-13, 2013 Kenya The meeting will be hosted by the Government in cooperation with the Internet Society Kenya Chapter. Source: AfIGF - Events

2nd Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-08T18:20:05Z

May 9-11, 2013 Cotonou, Benin Theme: “Constitutional Justice in Africa” Source: CCJA - Events

Oil, Gas and Minerals for the Public Good: The Revenue Watch 2013 Resource Governance Index

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-08T16:29:09Z

May 15, 2013 The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC Trillions of dollars in resources lie buried in the backyards of many of the world's poorest citizens. Oil, gas and minerals can, if managed effectively and accountably, stimulate economic development. Too often, however, secrecy, corruption and weak institutions obstruct this path. To advance the understanding of this challenge, the Revenue Watch Institute has produced the Resource (...) - Events

Pan African Lawyers Union - April 2013 Newsletter

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-08T15:17:55Z

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Sudan Parliament Ratifies the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance (ACDEG)

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-08T09:40:29Z

Sudan's national assembly has ratified the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance (ACDEG). The charter was adopted by the 8th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, held in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2007. It was developed as part of the AU's stated emphasis on promoting democracy and good governance in member states. It came into force on 15 February 2012. The charter contains some provisions which allows the AU to intervene in the respective states to (...) - Press release

2nd Ordinary session of the Pan African Parliament

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-07T13:44:16Z

May 6-17, 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa Pan African Parliament to play a greater Legislative function - Events

Pan African Parliament to play a greater Legislative function

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-07T13:37:15Z

Johannesburg, 6 May, 2013: The Pan African Parliament has been invited to increase its critical leadership role and exercise greater legislative and oversight functions. AU Commission Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama both trumpeted the call as they addressed the opening of the 2nd Ordinary session of the Pan African Parliament, PAP. The PAP is an organ of the African Union which 235 Parliamentary representatives (...) - Press release

Implementing Africa Union Decisions at national level The State of the Union Compliance Report, 2013 Roundtable Discussion to review and input into the draft report

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-07T13:13:20Z

May 16, 2013 Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia Background: The State of the Union coalition brings together civil society organizations, working on African Union issues. Our aim is to advocate for and monitor the implementation of African Union (AU) standards, legal instruments and decisions. We have prioritized 14 key AU instruments and they range from governance, political, social and economic rights, to peace and security and development. We believe these 14 instruments– ten legal instruments and (...) - Events

Governing Natural Resources for Africa's Development

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-07T12:39:21Z

May 9-10, 2013 The North-South Institute, Ottawa, Canada Africa's leaders increasingly recognize that the manner in which the continent's resources are overseen and exploited is fundamental to their ability to enhance both state and human security; to contribute to sustainable development; as well as to their achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Given the importance of natural resources as an engine of economic growth, both the positive and negative effects of resource (...) - Events

Why good governance should be included in the post-2015 agenda

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-07T11:57:01Z

Good governance didn't make it to the Millennium Development Goals when the United Nations established them in 2000, but today, a civil society organization argues there is no reason why fighting against corruption and making public officials accountable should not be included in the post-2015 agenda. More... By Jenny Lei Ravelo on 30 April 2013 - Press release

Internet Freedom for Global Development

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-05-07T11:35:00Z

May 22-23, 2013 Münchenbryggeriet (The Brewery), Södermalm, Stockholm The Stockholm Internet Forum is a conference that aims to deepen the discussions on how freedom and openness on the Internet promote economic and social development worldwide. The Forum aims to bring together policymakers, civil society representatives, activists, business representatives and technical community representatives. Freedom and openness, respect for human rights, innovation and global development are the key (...) - Events

ACHPR/Res.235 (LIII) 2013: Resolution on Transitional Justice in Africa

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-30T12:48:49Z

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission), meeting at its 53rd Ordinary Session held from 9 to 23 April 2013 in Banjul, The Gambia; Recalling its mandate to promote and protect fundamental human rights; Deeply concerned by the scourge of armed conflicts and political crises in Africa, accompanied by serious and massive human rights violations, which are often characterised by impunity; Considering that the various African legal instruments contain several norms (...) - Press release

Africa Financial Services Investment Conference

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-30T10:31:27Z

May 7-8, 2013 Hilton Metropole, Brighton UK The Africa Financial Services Investment Conference brings together listed, and other investable, African focused financial services companies with both debt and equity institutional investors, and other interested parties.The objective is to strengthen investment into Africa's Financial Services sector. The companies will be drawn from stock exchanges in all parts of Africa, including North Africa, and also other companies listed on stock (...) - Events

Africa Remittances and Money Transfer Markets Forum

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-30T10:25:00Z

June 5-7, 2013 Praia, Cape Verde Remittances represent a rising source of finance for the continent and hold immense potential as drivers of economic growth and development. A recent study, Leveraging Migration for Africa: Remittances, Skills, and Investments, conducted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the World Bank shows that remittance flows into Africa reached US $40 billion in 2010 and have quadrupled since 1990. African remittances currently account for (...) - Events

11th Extraordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-28T22:46:35Z

JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ 1. THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE, THEIR EXCELLENCIES PRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, PRESIDENT PIERRE NKURUNZIZA OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI, PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA, PRESIDENT JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AND RT. HON. DR. PIERRE DAMIEN HABUMUREMYI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA HELD THE 11TH EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE AT THE (...) - Press release

BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) Gender and Election

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-25T17:24:57Z

June 17-21, 2013 Limbe, Cameroon BRIDGE Gender and Election source : CDES - Events

Dix ans du MAEP « Un travail considérable abattu »

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-25T11:48:41Z

Le Mécanisme africain d'évaluation par les pairs (MAEP) a dix ans. Une occasion que les chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement, participant au MAEP ont saisie pour faire une rétrospective et une introspection de l'institution et ce, afin d'améliorer le mécanisme pour en accroître l'impact sur la gouvernance. Au Burkina Faso, une série d'activités a été organisée, du 17 au 20 avril, pour commémorer l'événement. Et le petit-déjeuner de presse, organisé le 18 avril 2013 par le secrétariat permanent, a consisté à faire (...) - Press release

Africa Internet Summit 2013

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-25T11:07:14Z

June 9-21, 2013 Lusaka, Zambia The Africa Internet Summit 2013 will be held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 9 to 21 June. As is usually the case, the meeting will be hosted by (a) local organisation(s) interested not only in promoting access to the Internet in the country but also in policy development and regulation. Accordingly, the local hosts for the AIS 2013 will be the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) and the Internet Service Providers Association of Zambia (...) - Events

AGI Newsletter, April 2013

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-25T10:25:56Z

The April Issue of the AGI Newsletter is available through the link: http://www.iag-agi.org/spip/IMG/pdf... The African Union is celebrating 2013 under the banner of 'Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance'. These celebrations come at a critical turning point in the continent's development. On one hand, African countries have recorded remarkable growth since 2000, and were able to face the global economic and financial crisis. Political governance has improved significantly and political (...) - Press release

Call for Papers: Beyond 2015 – Smart Governance, Smart Development ICEGOV 2013

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-22T13:24:15Z

The papers can be submitted to six specific and one emerging topics tracks: 1. Building Smart Government 2. Governing through Networks 3. Policy and Governance Innovations 4. Smart Governance for Smart Industries 5. Smart Governance for Smart Societies 6. Ethics, Transparency and Accountability 7. Emerging Topics The submission deadline is 1 July 2013. The call for papers is available here 7th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance source : (...) - Press release

7th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-22T13:14:19Z

October 22-25, 2013 Seoul, Republic of Korea Theme: “Beyond 2015 – Smart Governance, Smart Development” Call for Papers The conference is organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Security and Public Administration by the National Information Society Agency and the Center for Electronic Governance at UNU-IIST (founder and coordinator of the ICEGOV series). With the 2015 deadline for Millennium Development Goals (MDG) just two years away, and an ongoing discussion on what will (...) - Events

6th Commission to Commission (C2C) meeting

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-19T15:18:36Z

April 25-26, 2013 Addis Ababa April 23, 2013 11:00 – 12:00 AM, New African Union Conference Centre Addis Ababa, Media Briefing Room 1 Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Natama, Chief of Staff of the African Union Commusion (AUC) and Ambassador Gary Quince, Head of EU Delegation to the African Union What: i) The Commission to Commission (C2C) meeting in Addis Ababa will be a key opportunity to review the results of EU-Africa cooperation and assess future priorities. ii) The C2C will discuss (...) - Events

Retreat to Fine Tune the 2013-2017 Strategy and Action of the African Governance Architecture and Platform

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-19T12:53:52Z

March 26-28, 2013 Kuriftu Resort, Debre Zeil Final Report The meeting focused on detailed discussion on the effective operationalization of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) and Platform which forms part of the overall Division Strategy and Action Plan. The African Governance Architecture Platform was launched in Lusaka in June 2012. The AGA is the overall political and institutional framework for the promotion of democracy, governance and human rights in Africa. It is an (...) - Events

6th EITI Global Conference

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-18T13:41:02Z

May 23-24, 2013 Sydney Theme: Beyond Transparency The 6th EITI Global Conference in Sydney, Australia will focus on the impact of the EITI in the 37 implementing countries, as well as revisions to the EITI Standard to increase its effectiveness. The conference theme is ‘Beyond Transparency'. It will be an opportunity for implementing countries to share lessons learnt and address future challenges for the (...) - Events

World Economic Forum on Africa 2013

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-18T13:25:11Z

May 8-10, 2013 Cape Town, South Africa Theme: Delivering on Africa's Promise With an expected annual growth of 5% in 2012-2013, sub-Saharan Africa continues its transformative journey from a developing continent to a hub of global growth. According to the World Bank, almost half of Africa's countries have attained middle-income status. At the same time, the continent's positive outlook is threatened by fluctuating commodity prices, rising inequality and youth unemployment. To build on its (...) - Events

Journal of Public Policy in Africa. Call for Papers

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-18T12:26:15Z

Africa University's Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance (IPLG) in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA) are launching a new public policy journal titled Journal of Public Policy in Africa. We envisage a truly African journal by African scholars and practitioners in the field of public policy. Articles on public policy issues are invited for the inaugural or subsequent issues of the journal. Guidelines for authors Articles should be original (...) - Press release

APRM +10 CSO Conference

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-18T12:17:10Z

May 17-18, 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Theme: “The APRM +10: Reviewing a decade of Peer Learning and Projecting a Future of Governance in Africa” Concept note The conference will be held ahead of the meeting of the APRM Forum of participating Heads of State and Government and the OAU/AU 50th Anniversary celebrations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in May 2013. The symposium is intended to add value to the 50th anniversary celebrations of the OAU/AU themed: Pan Africanism and the African (...) - Events

APRM 10th Anniversary Colloquium

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-17T09:37:41Z

May 21-22, 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Concept note (pdf, 194.85 kB) Theme: African Peer Review Mechanism Working for the Peoples of Africa: A decade of Self-Assessment The APRM Colloquium is part of series of events organized in 2013 to commemorate the 10th anniversary. It will serve as a platform for a high level discourse on governance among prominent African scholars, thought leders, government officials, governance academics and practitionners and many other stakeholders. It will (...) - Events

Retreat of the Panel of the Wise with Similar Regional Mechanisms

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-11T10:55:43Z

April 11-12, 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Theme : Institutionalizing the Pan-African Network of the Wise (PanWise): Contribution to Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance Draft programme - Events

Official Launch of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the OAU/AU

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-09T23:15:00Z

The AU launches year long OAU/AU 50th anniversary celebrations Addis Ababa, 8 April 2012 – Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission and Dr Teodros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia launched today, 8 April 2013 in Addis Ababa, the celebrations marking the Golden Jubilee of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). They jointly lit a symbolic torch to kick off the year long celebrations. The torches symbolise (...) - Press release

Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, 21st AU Summit

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-05T14:07:51Z

The 21st Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union will take place from 19- 27th May 2013 under the theme “Pan Africanism and African Renaissance”. Africa celebrates 50th anniversary of the OAU. The Summit will be held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as follows: 19 and 20 May 2013: 26th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee 22 and 23 May 2013: 23rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union 26 and 27 May 2013: 21st (...) - Events

2013 Global Forum on Development

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-04-02T17:40:23Z

April 4-5, 2013 Paris, France OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, with Olusengun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria, will open the Forum at 13:00 on Thursday 4 April. They will be joined by the Chair of the Development Assistance Committeee, Eric Solheim. Forum discussions will be backed by the latest Offical Development Assistance figures – showing both total aid and national efforts for 2012 – which will be released on Wednesday 3 April. OECD will host a Tweet Chat about the new (...) - Events

Reviewing the World Bank Group's Doing Business Report

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-28T17:16:39Z

Doing Business measures and analyzes regulations that apply to small and medium size local businesses in 185 economies. The report is based on 10 indicators and updated on an annual basis. The indicators reflect on regulations affecting local businesses throughout their life cycle, capturing such areas as start-up regulations, the efficiency of court systems, trading across borders, and paying taxes. The Panel is undertaking a three week open consultation process, to solicit thoughtful (...) - Press release

High Level Political Dialogue and Strategic Brainstorming on the Governance of African Army Forces

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-28T11:20:52Z

April 9, 2013 Hotel Fleur de Lys, Dakar, Senegal Agenda Concept note - Events

AGI Newsletter, March 2013

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-27T15:31:45Z

The March Issue of the AGI Newsletter is available through the link: http://www.iag-agi.org/spip/IMG/pdf... - Press release

SADC Secretariat's Institutional Reform

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-26T10:26:36Z

SADC Secretariat's Institutional Reform (pdf) We have earned this accolade and we intend to demonstrate that we can further build on this success to achieve greater benefits for the SADC region and its people. Dr. Tomáz A. Salomão, Executive Secretary, SADC Secretariat - Press release

World Social Science Forum

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-25T11:48:31Z

October 13-15, 2013 Montreal, Canada Theme: Transforming Global Relations for a Just World The first WSSF organized by ISSC took place in 2009, in Bergen, Norway. CODESRIA, HSRC and the Latin American Council for the Social Sciences (CLACSO) organized a number of panels that added strong Southern voices to the debates at the gathering. The second of these events will be organized and hosted by a Canadian consortium led by the Montreal secretariat of the International Political Science (...) - Events

Economic Development in Africa

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-16T16:45:45Z

March 17-19, 2013 St Catherine's College, Oxford Conference papers address economic analysis of the broad issues relevant for economic development in Africa. The conference consists of parallel sessions, with plenary sessions and a keynote. On Weds 20 March, following the CSAE conference, emerging findings of the World Development Report 2014 will be presented at St Catherine's College. Twitter hashtag: #CSAE2013 source : (...) - Events

Africa Capacity Indicators Report 2013: Capacity Development for Natural Resource Management

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-15T09:55:00Z

ACBF will on 22 March 2013 launch its third Africa Capacity Indicators Report (ACIR) focusing on Capacity Development for Natural Resource Management (NRM). The publication analyzes the challenges, opportunities, and possibilities that African countries face in managing natural resources and the revenue they generate. In that context, it considers success stories that span a variety of countries and industries. Among them: Botswana, which rose from low to middle-income country status on (...) - Press release

Consultative Meeting on the role of the National Human Rights Institutions in Enhancing a Human Rights Culture in Africa

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-14T17:20:18Z

April 7-9, 2013 Ocean Bay Hotel, Banjul, Gambia The meeting will take place on the margins of the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peaople's Rights (ACHPR). The objective of the consultative meeting is to enhance the institutional capacity of African NHRIs to monitor and document human rights violations on the continent and the effective implementation of the African Charter and other relevant African Union's instruments and policies by African states. The (...) - Events

The State of Governance in Africa and the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/AU

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-14T16:58:50Z

Thursday, March 12, 2012, Embassy of the Republic of Ethiopia in Senegal. H.E.Mr Abdulkadir Berket, Ambassador of Ethiopia and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Senegal, received a courtesy and work visit From H.E.M. Abdoulie Janneh, Chair of the Governing Board of the Africa Governance Institute and Regional Director for Africa of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, accompanied by Dr. Maurice Engueleguele, Programme Coordinator at the Africa Governance Institute. The meeting focused on three (...) - Press release

AU Advisory Board on Corruption (Anti-Corruption) Inaugural Meeting

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-14T16:30:10Z

April 3-6, 2013 Mont-Meru Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania A swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Members of the Board will be officiated by the Office of the Legal Counsel on the same occasion. PROGRAMME Wednesday 3rd April 2013: 16.30 Guests are seated 16.45 The newly elected Members of the Board are escorted to the Meeting Room and take their seats 16. 50 The Outgoing Chairperson of the Board welcomes Members of the Board And invited guests and invite the Commissioner of Political (...) - Events

Integrity Leadership for Africa Course (ILAC)

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-13T11:15:02Z

April 29th- May 4th 2013 Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya Integrity Leadership for Africa Course (ILAC) The course takes an inter-disciplinary approach to raising integrity standards in public and private institutions, and seeks to impart principles and strategies necessary to effectively diagnose integrity gaps, raise integrity standard of organizations and foster development by strengthening legitimate democratic governance. There is a focus on personal and organisational (...) - Events

Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2013

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-11T13:58:45Z

June 9-21, 2013 Lusaka, Zambia The AIS brings together different actors and sectors including Internet and communications, governments, business, civil society and academia in Africa and other parts of the world to discuss issues relating to Internet, and other social and development related activities: mobile communications, applications, technology developments, use and impact, etc. It also offers trainings to mobile communications engineers, managers, decision-makers, academics, and (...) - Events

Statement by Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the announcement of the results in the Kenyan elections

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-11T11:04:36Z

The African Union Commission salutes the people of Kenya for the successful and peaceful conclusions of the elections. By turning out in their millions, they have made the people of Africa proud and have secured the Kenya they want. We especially congratulate the President-elect, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, the Vice President-elect William Ruto and the Jubilee Coalition for being declared the winners in the elections. We salute all participating candidates and parties for their contributions (...) - Press release

7th Annual e-Gov Africa 2013 Forum

Thierry SANZHIE BOKALLY — 2013-03-11T10:50:06Z

March 25-27, 2013 Speke Resort & Conference Centre, Uganda Entering its 7th year,e-Gov Africa is a series of events created by the CTO to assist African stakeholders in identifying ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of governance through e-enabling. The Forum is acknowledged by all parties, including NEPAD and ITU, as the foremost platform in Sub-Saharan Africa for sharing knowledge and best practices. Governing E-Governance: Structuring and Funding (...) - Events