Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty

No. Country Political party
III. Observers
27 Botswana Botswana National Front
28 Central African Republic Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP)
29 Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC)
International Idea
Union for Democracy and Social Progress
(UDPS)
30 Mauritania Mauritania Assembly of Democratic Forces
(RFD)
Source: Compiled from the Socialist International membership list, July 2006.
4.7.4 The Green Party Federation of Africa
The Green Party Federation of Africa (see Table 4.8) is a regional member of the
Global Greens Federation, which consists of 800 green parties worldwide. The
table shows that there are 14 African green party members, called the Federation of
Green Parties of Africa. The general principles which bring greens together include
economic wisdom, social justice, participatory democracy, sustainability, respect for
diversity and non-violence.
Although they are yet to make any significant influence on African polity, they attract
considerable solidarity with the global green movement and its ecological campaigns
against oil, mineral and industrial pollution rainforest logging and the protection of
biodiversity. However, this support is yet to translate into parliamentary seats.
African Party and Electoral Systems