Lesotho Country Report
This report presents the results of research conducted by the author in Maseru in 2004, the instruments and methods of which appear in the first section.
Mauritius Country Report
This report begins with a short historic background on Mauritius highlighting the development of democracy and parliament as an institution.
Botswana Country Report
This study is aimed at understanding the nature and effectiveness of parliamentary democracy in Botswana with a view to helping improve it.
Mozambique Country Report
The objective of this study is to find answers to a number of questions regarding parliament in Mozambique – its roles, functions and importance to the country’s democracy.
Nepad should redesign Africa’s economy
When the colonies in Africa and Asia became independent from 1945 to 1965, their political leaders were faced with two main challenges.
African Agriculture: From the filing cabinet to the field
African agriculture is in crisis, and the price tag the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) has put on its recovery is not small.
Prosecution at last — but at a price
JANJAWEED and the Lord’s Resistance Army are the armed groups accused of gross human rights violations in Sudan and Uganda respectively.
African Observers in Fallout Over Zim Polls
There is ongoing disagreement about the role played by African countries in sanctioning Zanu PF’s landslide victory in Zimbabwe’s parliamentary election on March 31.
Society Must Drive SA Peer Review
SA has started its own African Peer Review Mechanism process with a call for submissions from individuals, institutions and groups on any of four areas of the review: democracy and political governance; economic governance and management; corporate governance; and socioeconomic development.
APRM: The Need for Transparency
By opening governments to scrutiny by citizens and continental peers, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) embodies commendable ideals.