Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
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Acknowledgements<br />
This Report on <strong>Political</strong> <strong>Parties</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> is part of the Programme of Research and<br />
Dialogue on <strong>Political</strong> <strong>Parties</strong> undertaken by the International Institute <strong>for</strong> Democracy<br />
and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) dur<strong>in</strong>g the years 2004–2006. The research was<br />
made possible ow<strong>in</strong>g to the participation of the follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dividuals and regional<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions and partners:<br />
• Denis Kadima and Khabele Matlosa, EISA, South <strong>Africa</strong> (<strong>for</strong> Southern<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>);<br />
• August<strong>in</strong>e Loada, Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique (CDG), Burk<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Faso (<strong>for</strong> Francophone West <strong>Africa</strong>), with Luther Yameogo;<br />
• Abdalla S. Bujra, Development Policy Management Forum (DPMF), Addis<br />
Ababa, Ethiopia, with Lydia Wambugu;<br />
• E. Gyimah-Boadi, Center <strong>for</strong> Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Accra,<br />
Ghana (<strong>for</strong> Anglophone West <strong>Africa</strong>), with Nana Boateng and Elvis Otoo;<br />
and<br />
• Jibr<strong>in</strong> Ibrahim, Centre <strong>for</strong> Democracy and Development (CDD-Nigeria), with<br />
Stella Amadi.<br />
Several scholars and researchers conducted the national research, held <strong>in</strong>terviews<br />
with political parties and wrote country studies, or assisted the ma<strong>in</strong> researchers <strong>in</strong><br />
these tasks: Atta H. El-Battahani, Mamadou Bella Balde, Joshua Bheki Mzizi, Sheila<br />
Bunwaree, Emmanuel Debrah, Mohamed Duona, Ismail Fall, Abdoulaye Fofana,<br />
Mesf<strong>in</strong> Gebre-Wolde, James Gillawa, Rodger A. Glokpor, Frederick Golooba-<br />
Mutebi, Claude Kabemba, Hubert Kabungulu Ngoy, Nicole Kadydiatou Barry, Silwe<br />
Kaphalo Ségorbah, Roukaya Kasenally, Gédéon Kokou Ahianyo, Idrissa Koné, Tom<br />
Lodge, Berouk Mesf<strong>in</strong>, Talha Mohamed, Jotham Momba, Katamanga Musambayi,<br />
Mohabe Nyirabu, Nand<strong>in</strong>i Patel, Lloyd Sachikonye, Ursula Scheidegger, Caleb Sello,<br />
Albert<strong>in</strong>a Shifotoka, Meima Sirleaf Karneh, Eduardo J. Sitoe, Gloria Somolekae,<br />
Zongo Anatole Thierry, Victor Tonchi, Sidi Tourré and Charles Wiafe-Akenten.<br />
We wish to thank all the researchers <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the study <strong>for</strong> their pa<strong>in</strong>stak<strong>in</strong>g ef<strong>for</strong>ts<br />
<strong>in</strong> carry<strong>in</strong>g out desk research and <strong>in</strong>terviews and prepar<strong>in</strong>g the Country Reports.