Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

A regional comparative overview of legislative frameworks governing political parties in East and Southern Africa: The case of Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

In a rare show of unity and a common commitment to ensure credible, free and fair elections, Mozambican election stakeholders resolved to establish a dialogue platform in the run-up to the general elections on October 28 2009.

Some 60 delegates representing more than 20 political parties from 10 African states, met in Naivasha Kenya from 7-10th June 2009 for the annual conference of the Southern African Regional Progamme (ESARP).

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

This was the second exchange undertaken within the programme framework

A ten-person delegation of Malawian political leaders travelled to Nairobi this week to engage in a series of intensive workshops aimed at teasing out lessons from the post-election crisis which engulfed Kenya at the start of 2008.

From 27 – 31 July 2008 the Tanzania Centre for Democracy (TCD) undertook a study visit to South Africa to enrich their own national reform debate.