Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty

No. Country Parties
16 Associates
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty Democracy
17 South Africa New National Party (NNP)
18 Kenya Democratic Party
19 Botswana Democratic Party
20 Côte d’Ivoire PDCI-RDA
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC)
22 Gambia Democratic Party
23 Gabon RNB
Union for Democracy and Social Progress
(UDPS)
24 Lesotho Basotho National Party
25 Liberia Unity Party
26 Malawi Malawi Congress Party
27 Niger National Movement for Society and
Development (MNSD)
28 Seychelles Democratic Party
29 Sierra Leone Campaign for Good Governance
30 Zambia Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD)
31 Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
Source: African Democrat Parties, list of members 2006.
4.7.2 The Africa Liberal Network
The Africa Liberal International, also called the Africa Liberal Network, is an
association of parties, groups, cooperating organizations and individuals that support
and accept the liberal principles. Its aims are to foster the growth of a democratic
society based on personal liberty, personal responsibility and social justice, and
to provide the means of cooperation and interchange of information between the
member organizations, and between men and women of all countries who accept
these principles.
There are 11 African political party members of Liberal International (also called
the International Federation of Liberal Parties)—eight full members and three
with observer status. As full members, the African liberal parties participate in the
deliberations of Liberal International in order to develop strategies globally.
African liberals established a vibrant wing for African young people, called the
Organization of African Youth (OALY), at the 156th Executive Committee meeting
of Liberal International in Dakar, Senegal, on 26 October 1996. OALY’s main