Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

A regional comparative overview of legislative frameworks governing political parties in East and Southern Africa: The case of Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

In a rare show of unity and a common commitment to ensure credible, free and fair elections, Mozambican election stakeholders resolved to establish a dialogue platform in the run-up to the general elections on October 28 2009.

Some 60 delegates representing more than 20 political parties from 10 African states, met in Naivasha Kenya from 7-10th June 2009 for the annual conference of the Southern African Regional Progamme (ESARP).

The NIMD-ESARP programme brings together the political parties from the seven countries in the region that have an NIMD programme: Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

Representatives of 36 political parties from Eastern and Southern Africa, meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2004 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, agreed to further their cooperation.

This was the second exchange undertaken within the programme framework

A ten-person delegation of Malawian political leaders travelled to Nairobi this week to engage in a series of intensive workshops aimed at teasing out lessons from the post-election crisis which engulfed Kenya at the start of 2008.