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Successes registered in the Kenyan Electoral Process in March 2013

12 June, 2013

“The elections were free, fair, Supreme Court Rules” (p. 6)

African Union: 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration

12 June, 2013

Heads of State and Governments of the African Union Assembled to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the OAU/AU established in the city of Adis Ababa on 25th May 1963.

OSF Fellowship is looking for Oustanding Candidates from West Africa

12 June, 2013

OSIWA highly encourages all interested West African candidates to apply

The call for applications deadline is August 1st.

Call for Abstracts: Conference on Rights of Women in Africa

04 June, 2013

Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa: Exploring possibilities for promoting women’s sexual and reproductive rights·

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Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2013

Brainstorming to influence policies (photo: WACSI)

COMMUNIQUE: West African Civil Society considers new strategy to address critical challenges

04 June, 2013

West Africa civil society leaders from across ECOWAS member States and Cameroon met in Accra, Ghana, from 29 to 30 May 2013 in a planning meeting towards the organization of a major Regional Annual Convening starting this year.

Cross-section of West African civil society practitioners (photo: WACSI)

Guide to Setting up a Civil Society Election Situation Room

03 June, 2013

With upcoming elections  in 2013 scheduled for Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Togo, and forthcoming elections in 2014 and 2015 in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria the need to ensure transparent and accountable elections that are intolerant of impunity is more dire than ever before.

Resource Centre

The Institute has a resource centre that is open to civil society actors in the region. It serves as a library of civil society documents, research reports and edited volumes that are accessible to both individuals and organisations. The Institute has partnered the Foundation Centre to provide online learning resources and a database of grant giving institutions in the United States of America.

For more info please contact us: resourcecentre@wacsi.org.

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