Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

The 2008 ESARP Round Table was held December 3-4 in The Hague to discuss matters related to the regional programme. Participants from several programme countries had a chance to reflect jointly and consultatively on the lessons and achievements so far as well as the work ahead.

The Zimbabwe Institute's Isaac Maposa conveyed a sobering message at a meeting in press centre Nieuwspoort in The Hague December 2, 2008

A governance monitor finds democratic governance to be steadily improving in 31 out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries.

The agreement between Robert Mugabe and the opposition, led by Morgan Tsvangirai, has the potential to open a new chapter in the history of Zimbabwe.

Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) called on the Zimbabwe government to postpone the presidential elections run-off scheduled for the 27th and hold talks with the opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai.

An exchange of experiences about the functioning of different democratic systems

A cautious political dialogue has started in Zimbabwe, but the suffering of ordinary Zimbabweans has significantly worsened.

Policy research think tank the Zimbabwe Institute has launched an alternative economic policy programme to resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe.