Zimbabwe – Have We Been Here Before?

The signing of the memorandum of understanding between Zanu-PF and the two MDC formations must certainly be welcomed after the protracted period of violence and political stalemate.
S’engager auprès des parlements : Conseils à la société civile

Stratégies et tactiques pratiques pour les OSC cherchant à influencer l’orientation des politiques au niveau des parlements africains.
Engaging with Parliaments: Advice to Civil Society

Practical strategies and hands-on tactics for CSOs seeking to influence policy-making in African parliaments.
Mbeki Forges New Ties with Europe

Johannesburg — South Africa, the only African state to date to have signed a “strategic partnership agreement” with the European Union, is holding a summit with the EU today in Bordeaux, France.
South Africa: an international actor and partner for the EU

South Africa is the only African state to date to have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the EU.
G8 Must Pinpoint Aid Bottlenecks

The recent report of a high-level aid watchdog says the G8 group of industrialized nations has fallen short of its aid promises to Africa by U.S. $40 billion.
The AU’s Rubicon

Having ‘won’ re-election with 85% of the votes in the controversial run-off, the last thing Mugabe expected was a call by the AU summit to initiate a dialogue with the MDC about the establishment of a government of national unity.
Lessons from citizen activism in Uganda: Saving Mabira Forest

People power (and lessons from previous failures) enabled Ugandan environmentalists to save a vital forest from commercial exploitation.
Leçons d’activisme citoyen en Ouganda : Sauver la forêt de Mabira

Le pouvoir du people (et les leçons tirées des échecs précédents) ont permis aux environnementalistes ougandais de sauver une forêt vitale des griffes de l’exploitation commerciale.
Lessons in Effective Citizen Activism: The Anti-Third Term Campaign in Zambia

Learn how Zambian civil society mobilised effectively to stop former President Frederick Chiluba changing the Constitution to run for a third term as president.