• A group photograph of participants at the meeting to launch the national platform to secure the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development in Dakar, Senegal
  • The Senegalese Minister for Good Governance Monsieur Abdoul Latif Coulibaly reads his remarks while chairing the opening session of the meeting to launch the national platform to secure the ratification of the Africa Charter on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance in Daksr, Senegal
  • A cross section of participants at the meeting to launch the national platform to secure ratification of the African Union Charter on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance
  • Ekiti State Governor Dr.Kayode Fayemi makes opening remarks at the 50th Celebration of the OAU/AU and 4th Memorial celebration of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem while seated from left to right are : Dr.Jibrin Ibrahim Director CDD, Dr. Kole Shettima Chair CDD IGC, Amina Salihu, Hon. Nkoyo Toyo and Professor. Ibeanu
  • From left to Right: Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim of CDD, Peter Ocheikwu of OSIWA, Hajiya Ada Kaoje of FOSIECON Kebbi State, Prof. AB Yahaya and other panelist at the CDD dissemination meeting on the study of the State Independent Electoral Commissions in Nigeria at Rockview Hotel Abuja
  • A cross section of participants at the West Africa Civil Society Actors Meeting in Accra, Ghana
  • Participants at the Annual Rockefeller Foundation Searchlight Partners Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya

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The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 as an independent, not-for-profit, research training, advocacy and capacity building organisation. 

The purpose was to mobilise global opinion and resources for democratic development and provide an independent space to reflect critically on the challenges posed to the democratisation and development processes in West Africa.

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DECLARATION DE DAKAR:ATELIER NATIONAL DE RENFORCEMENT DE CAPACITES DES PARTIES PRENANTES DE LA GOUVERNANCE DEMOCRATIQUE, LE 17 JUIN 2013

La Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des droits de l’Homme (RADDHO) en partenariat avec le Centre pour la Démocratie et le développement (CDD) avec le soutien de Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) a organisé un atelier national de renforcement de capacités des parties prenantes de la gouvernance démocratique, le 17 juin 2013 à l’hôtel Café de Rome à Dakar (Sénégal) sur la ratification,

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Senegal Launches National Platform to Secure the Ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and its Partner, RADHO  held a one day meeting at Café De Rome in Dakar to launch the National Platform for Securing Senegal’ Ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) and reinforcing civil society capacity on the ACDEG and the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good governance. The opening session

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Celebrating the OAU/AU at 50 years

In commemoration of the AU at 50, the Centre for Democracy and Development organized series of events. First in the series was the AU at 50 Celebration organized around Pan-Africanism, celebrating the Life and Times of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem at the Electoral Institute in Abuja, the lecture

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CDD attends CSOs- Political Parties Workshop for Better Engagement

 

The Centre for Democracy and Development attended a one day interactive session between Political Parties and Civil Society Organizations organized by the UNDP/DGD11. The workshop organized at the Le-Meridien Hotel in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State had in attendance representatives of over 20 Political Parties and democracy focused local CSOs. The workshop was conveyed by

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CDD Disseminates study on State Independent Electoral Commissions

Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Abuja, with funding support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), convened a dissemination meeting on the 4th June 2013, to share with stakeholders outcomes of the Study of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) in Nigeria.

The focus of the meeting was to share with participants the findings of a research carried out by the Centre for Democracy and Development and supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) to study the

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