The Youth Leadership and Democratic Transitions in Africa regional meeting was held on March 12-14, 2015, in Dakar, Senegal, and brought together democracy activists, particularly youth, to discuss the path forward for emerging African democracy movements.

The goal of the meeting was to build on the “Action Program for Democracy” developed during the civil society conference held in conjunction with the African Leaders’ Summit last August in Washington, D.C. The conference addressed the developments in the recent consolidation of Senegal’s democracy and Burkina Faso’s transitional process.

“We need insiders, spoilers and stabilizers to bring about democratic change and reform.” –  Hallelujah Lulie (@halelule)

The meeting was organized by the World Movement for Democracy in partnership with IRI, NDI, Solidarity Center, and CIPE and with the sponsorship of National Endowment for Democracy,  Freedom House and OSIWA.