African Civil Society, Business, and Government Launch Joint Initiative 

This month, the World Movement for Democracy, Center for International Private Enterprise, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Africa Business Center launched “Strengthening the Voice of Business to Support Democratic Governance,” a joint initiative to enhance collaborations among the private sector, civil society, and government.  At the eponymous event held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on January 16-17, 2018, nearly…

Strengthening the Voice of Business to Support Democratic Governance

The World Movement for Democracy, Center for International Private Enterprise, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Africa Business Center jointly launched an initiative to enhance private sector, civil society, and government collaboration. The goal of this initiative is to strengthen democratic governance by building new avenues for economic participation and freedom that enhances existing market economies.…

African Movement for Democracy (AMD) Launches in Cameroon

On November 12, 2016, the African Movement for Democracy (AMD), a regional hub of African democracy activists, officially launched in Yaounde, Cameroon. At the two-day conference, members of the movement discussed strategies for advancing democracy in Africa as well as strengthening cooperation between civil society and political leaders. In a statement for the launch, AMD members declared…

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