Report of the regional conference jointly organized by the Netherlands Institute for MultipartyDemocracy (NIMD) through its Eastern and Southern Africa Programme (ESARP) and the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD‐Malawi)
13 & 14 March 2008
Mount Soche
The theme of this conference: “The functioning and management of political parties in Eastern and Southern Africa”, was not only timely, but also underscored the centrality of political parties as core pillars of contemporary democracies for without them (political parties), democracy is a facade.