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The Windhoek Declaration: Africa's Vision on Decentralisation.
At the Africities 2000 summit, held in Windhoek on 15-20 May 2000, ministers of local government and of finance on the African continent, mayors, leaders and ...
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Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2000
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Local Government in Zimbabwe at the Crossroads: A Perspective
At independence in 1980, Zimbabwe inherited a racially divided system of local government that was highly centralised. The current legal and administrative ...
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Volume 10, Issue 2, April/ May 2008.
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Salga's New Constitution.
At its National Conference in September 2004, Salga adopted a new constitution that makes fundamental changes in how organised local government functions in ...
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Volume 6, Issue 5, November 2004
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United Cities and Local Governments of Africa: Crystallisation of Local Government in Africa.
Africa has a rich history of indigenous and traditional forms of local government. However, lack of coherence between local government and traditional forms ...
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Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2005
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The Winds of Change: Local Government Gaining Momentum
Decentralisation and Local Government are fast becoming buzz words of African governments busy reconfiguring their state structure. This has not always been ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Local Government in Uganda.
Modern local government in Uganda traces its origins to British colonial rule. As it consolidated its hold on the territory, the colonial administration ...
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Volume 9, Issue 4,September/ October 2007.
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The Emergence of Local Government in Ethiopia.
Until recently, local government in Ethiopia was treated as a "stepchild" of central and regional government. Although a strongly federal government has been ...
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Volume 9, Issue 5, November/December 2007.
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Commonwealth Local Government Meets.
The Commonwealth Local Government Forum is the voice of local government in the commonwealth, representing local authorities, local government ministries, ...
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Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2006
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EU-Africa strategy: A way out of poverty?
The Good Governance Learning Network is a loose network of South African NGO's that focuses on promoting good governance. It is funded by the Ford Foundation ...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, September 2006.
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Local Government and Decentralisation in Cameroon.
As far back as 1986, the President of Cameroon acknowledged the need to introduce decentralisation in order to make the people aware of their responsibilities ...
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Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May 2007