African
Political Parties & Organizations
ANGOLA
Frente para a Democracia, FpD - Front for
Democracy
In Portuguese. Political party based in Luanda,
Angola, opposed to the MPLA government. Has
its Boletim de Janeiro 2000 online. http://www.terravista.pt/Mussulo/6005/
Front National de Liberation
de l'Angola, FNLA
Angola political party headed by Holden
Roberto. Party history, press communiques,
issues of their bulletin, statements by
President Roberto. Site based in Paris.
http://www.fnla.org/
Front National de Liberation
de l'Angola, FNLA
In Portuguese, French, English. President
Lucas Benghy Ngonda is challenging party
founder Holden Roberto for the party Presidency.
Press communiques, party history, party
hymn, issues of their newsletter, Liberdade
e Terra. Based in Luanda, Angola and Gron,
Paris. [KF] http://www.fnla-angola.org/
Partido Liberal Democrático
(PLD)
In Portuguese. Political party whose President
is Anália de Victória Pereira.
http://www2.ebonet.net/pld/
Partido Republicano
de Angola (PREA), Republican Party of Angola
- Massachusetts. USA
The founder and President is Dr. Carlos
Contreiras. "The Republican Party of
Angola- (Partido Republicano de Angola-PREA)
is a voluntary political, nonprofit organization
formed in March 14 1988, and founded in
August 1994 in the United States of America
(USA). PREA party is the third Angola’s
largest political party;..." Web site
based in Brockton, Massachusetts.
Email: drcontreiras@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bureau/6011
Tribunal Kwanza Online
In Portuguese and English. Independent newspaper
of the Republican Party of Angola (Partido
Republicano de Angola. http://www.geocities.com/tribunalkwanzaol/index.htm
Email: tribunalkwanzaol@yahoo.com
Organização
Republicana da Juventude Angolana-O.R.J.A.
Angolan Republican Youth
In Portuguese and English. The Angolan Republican
Youth organization is affiliated with the
Republican Party of Angola (PREA). It is
opposed to the present Angolan government.
http://www.geocities.com/orja_angola/index.htm
Email: orja_angola@yahoo.com
Kwacha UNITA Press
Site has closed. The Federation of American
Scientists has online their 1997-1999 newsletters.
Was by UNITA journalists in Bailundo, Angola.
Had an e-mail address to contact them as
well as the French office in Paris. Had
issues of their newsletter (in French, English,
and Portuguese. [KF] http://www.kwacha.com/
União Democrática
National De Angola / National Democratic
Union of Angola (UDNA)
In English and Portuguese."Founded
in the late 80's from UDA (Association of
Angolan Democrats), an Angolan underground
movement, formed and operating from London
by an exiled politician during the era of
one-party Marxists state in Angola. It became
a full-fledge political party after being
recognised by Supreme Court of the country
in 1994." http://www.democratafrica.org/angola/udna.html
União Nacional
para a Independência Total de Angola
(UNITA)
Site has closed. In Portuguese. Party opposing
the Angolan government, led by President
Jonas Savimbi (killed by the Angolan army
February 2002). Party manifesto and program,
party documents. http://www.unita.org/
Demain, UNITA. - Association
Franco-Africaine pour la Renaissance et
la Démocratie
Site closed. Had UNITA communiques, articles,
extracts from Jonas Savimbi's book, "Combats
pour l'Afrique et la démocratie,"
photographs, etc. http://www.afard-unita.asso.fr/
BENIN
Election, Presidential
2001
H2.Com - 2001 Presidential Election
In French. From the Benin internet service
provider, H2.Com. http://www.h2com.com/electionbenin/
Verts du Benin, Parti
Ecologiste du Bénin
In French, some English. Green Party of
Benin, founded by Toussaint Hinvi. Is in
a political alliance with l'Union pour la
Démocratie et la Solidarité
Nationale (UDS). Commentary on the March
2003 election, party activities. Based in
Beligum. [KF] http://www.lesvertsdubenin.be.tf/
or http://www.ecolo.be/eghezee/benin/index.htm
BOTSWANA
Botswana Election 1999
Official government site. Detailed results
by constituency, polling district. http://www.gov.bw/elections/
BURKINA
FASO
Burkina Faso. Commission
Electorale Nationale Indépendante
In French. Official site. Has the Résultats
provisoires des élections législatives
2002, the Burkina Faso Constitution, the
Electoral Code, a directory of political
parties participating in the May 2002 legislative
elections (with the party logo), news articles.
[KF] http://www.ceni.bf/
Congrès pour
la Démocratie et le Progrès
(CDP)
In French. Burkina Faso political party
formed February 1996. "Crée
le 06 Février 1996, Le Congrès
pour la Démocratie et le Progrès
(C.D.P.) est un Parti social démocrate
né de la fusion de 13 partis et formations
politiques. Vous trouverez sur ce site de
plus amples informations." Has full
text reports (in Word) which need to be
downloaded. [KF] http://www.cdp-burkina.org/
Rassemblement des Ecologiste
du Burkina Faso, RDEB
In French. Green Party in Burkina Faso.
Created Jan. 2003. Has Ecolo Magazine. Based
in Ouagadougou. [KF] http://www.ecolomagazine.bf/contacts.htm
Union Nationale pour
la Démocratie et le Développement
In French and English. Burkina Faso opposition
party. Hermann Yaméogo, son of former
Burkina Faso President Maurice Yaméogo,
is party president. Party news, history,
manifesto, statutes, internal regulations,
photographs, and articles. Biography and
autobiography of Hermann Yaméogo.
Web site based in New York City. [CA KF]
http://www.undd.org
BURUNDI
Conseil National pour
la Défense de la Démocratie
- Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie
(CNDD-FDD)
In French. "un mouvement politico-militaire
créé le 24 septembre 1994,
en réaction au refus répété
de changements démocratiques par
l’oligarchie militaro-civile au pouvoir
depuis 1965." Exile group opposed to
the Burundi government, based in Bruxelles,
Belgium. Members are mainly from the Hutu
majority population. The group did not participate
in the 2000 peace accord. The CNDD's armed
wing is the FDD. Has historical background,
press releases, policy documents. http://www.cndd-fdd.org
Front pour la Démocratie
au Burundi - SAHWANYA-FRODEBU
In French. Hutu political party. Jean Minani
is party president. Believes that "...seule
une démarche démocratique
peut réellement sortir le Burundi
du marasme politique, social et économique
dans lequel il se trouve...". Editorials,
news, interviews, party statutes, declarations,
and biography of Jean Minani. Web site based
in Burundi. [CA] http://www.frodebu.bi
Unité pour le
Progrès National - UPRONA
In French. Opposition Tutsi party founded
by Prince Louis Rwagasore. Jean Baptiste
Manwangari is president a.i. News, editorials,
statutes, communiques, party structure,
photographs. Web site based in Bujumbura,
Burundi. [CA KF] http://www.partiuprona.org/
CAMEROUN
Rassemblement Démocratique
du Peuple Camerounais / Cameroon People's
Democratic Movement, RDPC
Political party whose national President
is Paul Biya, President of Cameroun. Includes
speeches, ICT / NTIC and the party, the
party newsletter, l'Action, etc. Based in
Yaoundé. [KF] http://www.rdpcpdm.cm/
Social Democratic Front
(Bamenda)
In English and French. Main opposition party,
formed in 1990. Its leader is Ni John Fru
Ndi. Discussion forum, party manifesto,
policy documents, who's who, communiques,
the SDF in Parliament, etc. http://www.sdfparty.org/
Southern Cameroon Youth
League, SCYL
Organization opposed to the present government
of Cameroon. "The SCYL is not a Political
Party. It is not a Njangi Group or a tribal
or regional group of Southern Cameroonians.
It is a Non-Profit Political Freedom Fighting
Organisation, open not just for Southern
Cameroonians alone but for all who cherish
freedom and supports the Southern Cameroons
Total Independence Drive." http://www.scylforfreedom.org
CAPE VERDE
Movimento para a Democracia
- MpD (Movement for Democracy)
In Portuguese. Political party created in
1990. Party statutes, political program,
party documents, press releases, etc. Based
in Praia, Cape Verde. [KF] http://www.mpd.cv
Partido Africano da
Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV
In Portuguese and English. Political party.
News, statements, press releases, articles
from Simentera, Boletim Informativo do Sector
do Tarrafal do PAICV, party officials and
members, poetry, etc. [KF] http://www.paicv.org/
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Forum Démocratique
pour la Modernité, Democratic Forum
for Modernity
In French. Opposition political party formed
in 1997. Its President and founder is Charles
Massi, a former Minister of Mines and of
Agriculture under Ange Patasse. Has a discussion
group whose web site includes relevant documents.
http://membres.lycos.fr/fodem/principalef2.htm
Mouvement pour la Démocratie,
l’Indépendance et le Progrès
Social (MDI-PS) - MDI Centrafrique
In French. Site for the political party,
Mouvement pour la Démocratie, l’Indépendance
et le Progrès Social (MDI-PS). Maintained
by the Representation du MDI-PS en France.
http://www.chez.com/mdicentrafrique/
CHAD
[Front National du Tchad
Rénové FNTR] Alwihda Actualite
In French. Online publication of the opposition
party, Le Front National du Tchad Renové.
The FNTR "publie un bulletin mensuel
d'information billingue (arabe-français)
dénommé "ALWIHDA"
qui est distribué gratuitement grâce
au soutien de ses membres. Il intervient
auprès de pays pour aider les exilés
et réfugiés politiques tchadiens
à régulariser leurs situations."
Has national and international news, interviews,
press releases, tourism information, FNTR
and Front Uni pour la Démocratie
et la Paix - FUDP documents and information
pages, and copies of the agreements creating
FUDP and the CMPA Coordination des Mouvements
Armés et Partis politiques de l'opposition.
Web site based in France. [CA] http://www.alwihdainfo.com/
Front Uni pour le Changement,
FUC
In French. Rebel organization in Chad opposed
to the government of Idriss Deby. http://fuc.blogspirit.com/
Mouvement Patriotique
du Salut - MPS
In French. Ruling party. Has articles, editorials,
a copy of the constitution, audio files
of the national anthem, parliamentary activities,
and party structure. Lists party members
by parliamentary committee. Biographies
and photographs of some party members. Web
site based in Canada. [CA] http://www.tchad-gpmps.org/
Parti Libéral
du Tchad (PLT) - Chad Liberal Party
In French. "Le Parti Libéral
du Tchad (PLT) présidé par
Mika Lelita Yondoloum est un mouvement politique
tchadien démocratique d'orientation
libérale et partisan de la non violence.
Sa mission essentielle est de constituer
le Tchad en une république souveraine,
laïque, démocratique de type
parlementaire et pluraliste, de construire
une société moderne juste
et plus humaine et de favoriser le développement
économique, social et culturel..."
http://www.pltchad.com/
La Voix du Peuple
In French. Mensuel d'informations politiques.
Political news, political commentary, a
readers' poll. From the Mouvement pour la
Democratie et le developpement, MDD. Is
opposed to the present Chad government.
Based in Reims, France. http://www.mdd-tchad.com/
COMOROS
Djawabu - Parti Djawabu
Ya Komori
In French. Political party. Youssouf Said,
founder and president. "...Djawabu
Ya Komori est un parti politique comorien
de Gauche, progressiste et démocratique"
based on Ali Soilihi's ideas. Party history,
political history of the Comoros since 1975,
editorials, declarations, interviews and
Youssof Said's biography. DjawabuYa Komori’s
evaluation of the conditions in the Comoran
islands and the performance of executives
in charge there. Web site based in France.
[CA] http://www.djawabu.org/
Parti Republicain des
Comores
A Comoro political party formed in 1998.
Its President is Mohamed Saïd Abdallah
MCHANGAMA. Includes links to sites on the
Comoros, the cost of living and taxi fares.
http://www.chez.com/prc/
CONGO (Brazzaville)
Cercle des Démocrates
et Républicains du Congo-Brazzaville
- C.D.R.C.
In French and English. Opposition Movement.
Modeste Boukadia, president is also president
of the "Rassemblement pour le Changement,
Force Novatrice - Rally for Change, Innovative
Force.” CDRC, founded in 1992, believes
in "... le respect de la République
et de la démocratie." Statutes,
news, press releases, political and economic
objectives, plans, and solutions. A letter
from Modeste Boukadia, to the Congolese
people, justifying his presidential candidacy.
Web site based in Paris, France. [CA] http://www.idcongo.com/cdrc/
CICOP - Collectif d'intellectuels
congolais originaires du Pool. Diaspora
Congolaise du Pool
In French. Its President is Professeur Jean-Pierre
MAKOUTA-MBOUKOU. Has petitions, press releases,
articles. Is opposed to the government of
Sassou Nguesso. Based in France. http://perso.club-internet.fr/cicop/
Congo Resistance
Site of the Conseil National de la Résistance
(CNR) based in France. Its President is
Révérend Pasteur Ntumi. Is
opposed to the government of Denis Sassou
Nguesso. Has press releases, documents,
etc. Site affiliated with Jean-Claude Mayima-Mbemba
and the Convention Republicaine des Democrates
Congolais (CRED-CONGO). [KF] http://www.congo-resistance.org
Mouvement Congolais
pour la Démocratie et le Développement
Intégral, MCDDI
In French. Parti d'opposition, dont le Président-Fondateur
est M. Bernard Kolélas, ancien Député-Maire
élu de Brazzaville, ancien Premier
ministre. Speeches, press releases from
the l'opposition congolaise en exil. http://www.mcddi.org/
Transparence, Bulletin
Europeen d'information sur le Congo-Brazzaville
"TRANSPARENCE est le produit d'une
volonté de faire changer les choses
au Congo." Contains messages about
the political situation in the Congo posted
to a discussion list on Africa (in French),
a petition by Congolese intellectuals abroad,
statements by Bernard Kolelas, President
of the Alliance URD-FDU (opposition party),
information on the Universite Libre du Congo,
freedom of the press, the Feb. 1997 memo
from the Opposition on the presidential
election, etc. Jean-Claude Mayima-Mbemba
is the Directeur de la Publication and representative
of the Alliance URD-FDU to the European
Union. http://www.multimania.com/jecmaus/congo.html
Voix Humaine
Concerns the political situation in the
Congo. Is opposed to President Denis Sassou
Nguesso. Based in Diemeringen, France. http://perso.club-internet.fr/voxhumana
CONGO (Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Kinshasa)
Alliance Republicain
Congo, ARC-Congo
"created in December 2000 as an organization
to help promote republican values."
"Our mission is to build a free market
society in the Congo." Its President
is Voka Mankenda. Has the ARC Manifesto.
[KF] http://www.arc-congo.com/congo
Congo-mai-mai.net
In French. "Les Maï -Maï
sont des forces vives résistantes
dont le mouvement a débuté
essentiellement à l' Est de la RDC
vers les années 1990 à la
suite du conflit de terre créé
par les réfugiés rwandais
dans les territoires de Masisi et Walikale,
province du Nord-Kivu." Press communiques,
news, has an email list. http://www.congo-mai-mai.net/
Democratie Chretienne,
D.C.
In French. D.C.'s President is Eugène
Diomi Ndongala Nzomambu, also Ministre des
Mines du Gouvernement de Transition and
"President of the Front pour la Survie
de la Démocratie (FSD), une plateforme
regroupant des partis alliés..."
Party history, documents, photographs, discussion
forum. [KF] http://www.democratie-chretienne.ht.st
or http://www.geocities.com/fsddc/01bis.html
Mouvement de Libération
du Congo
Its President is Jean-Pierre Gombo Bemba.
Bemba was a Presidential candidate in the
July 2006 election and vice-president in
charge of finance in the transitional government.
The party's base is in Equateur Province,
northwestern Congo. The mouvement was backed
by Uganda during the civil war. See also
UN-IRIN profile and Canada's Immigration
& Refugee Board 2004 profile. http://www.mlc-congo.net/
Parti National Congolais
/ Congolese National Party
In French and English. Party background,
statements. http://www.partinationalcongolais.org
Parti du Peuple pour
la Reconstruction et la Démocratie
, PPRD
In French. Party created March 31, 2002,
supports President Joseph Kabila. Includes
photographs of President Kabila, audio of
his visit to the Belgian Senate (requires
sound card/speakers or headset). [KF] http://www.pprd.com/
Rassemblement Congolais
pour la Démocratie (RCD-Goma)
In French. Organization which opposed the
Kabila government. Its President is Azarias
Ruberwa, who replaced Dr Adolphe Onusumba
Yemba. Has the manifesto, leaders, press
releases. Formerly RCD-Goma. http://www.rcd-congo.info/
Rassemblement Congolais
pour la Democratie - Mouvement de Libération
/ Rally for Congolese Democracy-Kisangani
The official site of the organization, headed
by Prof. Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, behind
the rebellion of August 1998 against the
Kabila government. Has position papers,
statements, interviews, biography of Prof.
Wamba dia Wamba, a discussion forum, etc.
http://www.congorcd.org/
See also: Congo Crisis.
Rassemblement Congolais
pour la Democratie-National [RCD-National]
Site closed. In French. Rebel group whose
President is Roger Lumbala. Has representatives
in Uganda, France, Kinshasa. Based in Isiro,
RDCongo. http://www.rcd-national.org/
Union pour la Démocratie
et le Progrès social / Union for
Democracy and Social Progress - UDPS
In French and English. Opposition party.
President is Etienne Tshisekedi. This site
is meant to be "...un lieu de ralliement
des membres de l' UDPS éparpillés
à travers le monde en particulier
et de tous les Congolais en général"
Party history, regulations, editorials,
press releases, publications, news and an
active forum. Site based in Kinshasa. [CA]
http://www.udps.net/
Union pour la Democratie
et le Progres Social / Union for Democracy
and Social Progress
Opposition party whose President is Etienne
Tshisekedi. Speeches, interviews, party
documents. The web site was "...initiated
by members of the UDPS-Ontario, with backing
from Mr. M. Kadari, UDPS senior representative
in Canada, Dr. Mpuila, UDPS senior representative
in Belgium, Dr. D. Kimwana, UDPS senior
representative in South-Africa, Mr. M. Tshibuyi
and Mr. S. Kalala, UDPS Federal President
and Vice President in Canada, respectively,
and Mr. Kashama, President of the UDPS-Ontario."
[KF] http://www.udps.org/
Union pour la Démocratie
et le Progrès Social / Union for
the Democracy and Social Progress
Site has closed. In French and English.
The President, Frédéric KIBASSA-MALIBA,
died April 2003. Has press releases, documents,
a discussion forum. Based in Kinshasa. [KF]
http://www.udps.info/
Union pour la République
/ Mouvement National, UNIR / MN
In French. Political Movement. President
Frédéric Boyenga-Bofala. "Les
idées exprimées dans ce site
font l'objet de deux ouvrages écrits
par Frédéric BOYENGA BOFALA
et publiés chez PUBLISUD en juillet
2001 (Congo-Zaïre :refaire la République
: mission sacrée d'une génération.
) et en janvier 2003 (Congo Zaïre Notre
Cause - Le message et les ambitions d'une
juste cause )." Has party structure,
political agenda, program, objectives, and
ideas. Peace agenda published in French,
Dutch, English and Portuguese. Offices in
Kinshasa, DRC and Brussels, Belgium. [CA
KF] http://www.unir-mn.org
Additional Information
IDEA International Institute for Democracy
and Electoral Assistance - Election July
30, 2006
Report on key issues in the July 30 presidential
and legislative elections, the first democratic
elections in 45 years. Reports on DRC political
parties (109 pages in PDF), SADC political
parties. Women in the DRC elections, etc.
http://www.idea.int/elections/drc_elections06.cfm
COTE d'IVOIRE
Congrès Panafricain
des Jeunes Patriotes, COJEP / Pan-African
Congress of Young Patriots
In French. Charles Ble Goude is its leader.
Supports Laurent Gbagbo. Communiques, speeches,
online forum, photographs. Based in Abidjan.
http://www.cojep.org
Forces Nouvelles de
Côte d’Ivoire
In French. Official site for the forces
opposing the government of President Laurent
Gbagbo. "Le Secrétariat général
du MPCI est devenu le Secrétariat
général des Forces Nouvelles
de Côte d’Ivoire, à partir
de la signature de l’alliance entre
le Mouvement Patriotique de Côte d’Ivoire
(MPCI), le Mouvement Populaire Ivoirien
du Grand Ouest (MPIGO) et le Mouvement pour
la Justice et la Paix (MJP)." Communiques,
declarations, texts of accords such as Accord
de Linas-Marcoussis. [KF] http://www.nouvelleci.org/
Front Populaire Ivoirien
- FPI
In French. Socialist ruling party. Affi
N'Guessan is party president. "...
ce parti se définit comme appartenant
à la 'gauche démocratique'
et prend pour logo une rose qui a ses racines
en Côte d’Ivoire - à
l’instar du Parti Socialiste Français."
Party history, structure, statutes, manifesto,
activities, meetings, speeches, interviews,
and an active forum. Biographies of Laurent
Gbagbo, Affi N'Guessan, and Miaka Oureto.
Web site based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
[CA] http://www.fpi-ci.org/
Front Populaire Ivoirien,
FPI - U.S.
In French. "Le Front Populaire Ivoirien
(FPI) est un parti socialiste : il est la
formation politique qui représente,
en Côte d’Ivoire, le courant
du socialisme démocratique. Il est
membre de l’Internationale Socialiste....Crée
d’abord dans la clandestinité
en 1982, constitué ensuite comme
parti politique en 1988, le FPI est officiellement
reconnu depuis le 3 avril 1990. Il est aujourd’hui
la formation politique au pouvoir en Côte
d’Ivoire." Based in Plainfield,
New Jersey. http://www.lefpi.org/
Mouvement Patriotique
de Côte d'Ivoire, MPCI
In French. Site of the forces opposing the
Government. Editorials, declarations, letters,
press releases, archives, an active forum,
and a readers' poll. Includes links to MPCI
pages in United States, Israel, France and
the United Kingdom, as well as, to French
and British audiovisual broadcasting. [CA
KF] http://www.mpci-online.fr.st/
Mouvement Patriotique
de Cote d'Ivoire, MPCI
Site closed. Site for the forces opposing
the Cote d'Ivoire government 2002-2003.
Declarations, background to the struggle,
discussion forum. http://www.supportmpci.org/
See also
MPCI - France
Site closed. In French. From Hope Cote D'Ivoire,
Ypsilanti, Michigan. http://64.127.182.111/mpcifrance/index.htm
MPCI USA
Site closed. In French. Contains statements
from Mouvement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand
Ouest (MPIGO), Mouvement Patriotique de
Côte d'Ivoire (MPCI), and Mouvement
pour la Justice et la Paix (MJP). http://64.127.182.111/usa/index.html
Rassemblement des Republicains
- RDR
In French. The RDR President is Alassane
Dramane Ouattara. Communiques, photographs,
biography of Alassane Ouattara, discussion
forum. Site based in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
[KF] http://www.rdrci.org/
DJIBOUTI
Alliance républicaine
pour le développement, ARD
"L'ARD est un parti politique d'opposition
fondé par l'ancien premier ministre
Ahmed Dini Ahmed, décédé
le 12 septembre 2004. Le parti est dirigé
actuellement par Ahmed Youssouf Houmed,
et édite un bulletin d'information
hebdomadaire, "Réalité".
http://www.ard-djibouti.org
Gouvernement en Exil
de Djibouti
In French. Seeks political and economic
justice. Based in Brussels, Belgium. E-mail:
exildj@gouv-exil.org [KF] http://www.gouv-exil.org/
La Liberte (Paris)
In French. "Journal indépendant
de tous les Djiboutiens de l'opposition."
Newspaper of the opposition. Older issues
only from 20 septembre 1999 to 31 mai 2001.
http://www.liberte-aref.com/
Parti du Renouveau Democratique,
PRD [Party for Democratic Renewal]
Opposition political party. Profiles of
party leaders, party statutes, a selection
of articles from their journal, Le Renouveau.
Has older issues of Le Renouveau. http://www.mrd-djibouti.org/
Parti National Democratique,
PND
Opposition political party. http://www.pnd-djibouti.org/
Rassemblement Populaire
pour le Progrès - RPP
In French and Arabic. Ruling party. Has
party structure, history, statutes, editorials,
interviews, lists of elected parliamentary
candidates by district, as well as sections
on political, economic, women's, youth,
health, water sanitation, housing, and educational
issues. Has President's professional biography.
Links to the presidency web site, some governmental
ministries, the central bank of Djibouti,
and more. Party and web site based in Djibouti.
[CA] http://www.rpp.dj
Renouveau
In French. Organe d'information du PRD,
the Party for Democratic Renewal. A few
older issues are online from the Djibouti
political party. Issues also on the PRD
party web site. http://liberte-aref.com/francais/renouv.htm
Union pour la Majorité
Présidentielle - UMP
In French. A coalition of four political
parties including the ruling RPP. "...l’UMP
regroupe quatre mouvements à savoir
le Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès
(RPP), le Front Uni pour la Démocratie
(FRUD), le Parti Nationale Démocratique
(PND) et le Parti Populaire Social-Démocrate
(PPDS)." Has list of candidates for
the January 2003 parliamentary elections,
articles, speeches, and meetings, some of
them in audiovisual format. Web site based
in Djibouti. [CA] http://www.ump.dj/umpindex.htm
Union pour la Majorité
Présidentielle - UMP - Tadjourah-ville
In French. Has the coalition's political,
social, health, and educational views as
well as party's meetings schedule. Has Tadjourah
district candidates' photographs. Links
to "arhotaba.com" an online guide
to the Afars culture. Based in Tadjourah-ville,
Djibouti. Web site based in France. [CA]
http://membres.lycos.fr/tadjump
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Convergencia para la
Democracia Social, CPDS
In Spanish. Convergence for Social Democracy,
"El partido del cambio de Guinea Ecuatorial."
Opposition political party. Has issues of
its newsletter, La Verdad, Órgano
informativo de CPDS, press communiques.
In the Dec. 2002 presidential election its
candidate, along with candidates of the
other main opposition parties, withdrew
claiming voting was fradulent. Links to
related sites. Based in Malabo, República
de Guinea Ecuatorial. [KF] http://cpds-gq.org/
Partido del Progreso
de Guinea Ecuatorial
In Spanish. Turn off Active X in the Internet
Explorer browser before accessing this site.
Otherwise you will get many pop-up ads.
[Or use the Mozilla browser and block popups.]
Party President is Severo Moto Nsa. Party
history, commentary, election manifesto,
photographs. Web site based in Barcelona,
Spain. [KF] http://club.telepolis.com/ppge/
Resistencia Nacional
de Guinea Ecuatorial, RENAGE
In Spanish. "La Resistencia Nacional
de Guinea Ecuatorial RENA-GE, es el resultado
del esfuerzo y de la voluntad expresados
por nuestros pueblos para reunificar e integrar
a las fuerzas políticas y sociales
capaces de promover, dirigir y, en definitiva,
constituir una alternativa democrática
creíble en nuestro país."
Its President is Daniel Mba Oyono. Documents,
resolutions, political program, press releases,
etc.[KF] http://www.renage.org
ERITREA
Democrasia Home Page
In Tigrinya. "News on Eritrea, historical
profiles, interviews with prominent Eritreans,
articles, actual situation of the Eritrean
Struggle for independence, announcements.
Site administered by Peoples Democratic
Front for the Liberation of Eritrea (PDFLE-Sagem)."
http://www.democrasia.org
Eritrean National Alliance
In Tigrinya, Arabic, English. Requires an
Ethiopic font. The Alliance comprises the
Eritrean Liberation Front and other organizations.
On the Meskerem web site, an opposition
web site. [KF] http://www.meskerem.net/eritrean_national__alliance.htm
Meskerem - "The
Eritrean Political Opposition"
In Tigrinya, Arabic, English. The Eritrean
National Alliance. The Alliance comprises
the Eritrean Liberation Front and other
organizations. News, political commentary,
press releases, a discussion forum, audio
of radio programs such as the Voice of Democratic
Eritrea, opinion pieces (some from Awate.com),
letters re political prisoners, links to
Eritrean sites. [KF] http://www.meskerem.net/
People's Front for Democracy
and Justice, PFDJ - Shaebia
In English, Tigrinya, Arabic. Ruling political
party. News, society and culture. http://www.shaebia.org/
ETHIOPIA
All Party Conference.
Opposition Political Organizations of Ethiopia
In English and Amharic. August 2003 15 Ethiopian
opposition organizations formed a united
front, the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces
- UEDF / Ye'Ethiopia Democraciawi Hayloch
Hibret. Conference objectives, activities,
events, reports, discussion forum, press
releases, list of participating political
parties, links to Ethiopia-related sites.
[CA KF] http://www.geocities.com/ethioallparty
Council of Alternative
Forces for Peace and Democracy in Ethiopia,
CAFPDE
In English and Amharic. Opposition Coalition
of seventeen parties. "...the outcome
of the Peace and Reconciliation Conference
held in Addis Ababa from December 18 to
22, 1993 to seek peaceful solutions to the
basic political problems of the country."
Was part of the "All Party Conference
of Ethiopian Opposition Political Organizations"
which took place in July 2003 in Washington,
D.C. Party profile, press releases, history
of "CAFPDE and SEPDC Campaign in South
West Ethiopia." Based in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. Web site based in Silver Spring,
Maryland. [CA] http://www.cafpde.org
Ethiopian Democratic
Party / Ethiopians' Democratic party - EDP
In English and Amharic. Chairman is Dr Admasu
Gebeyehu "party believes strongly in
a peaceful and evolutionary process of bringing
about political change. It condemns all
manners of assumption of power through the
use of force". Was part of the "All
Party Conference of Ethiopian Opposition
Political Organizations" which took
place in July 2003 in Washington, D.C. Party
program, news, interviews, statements, public
meetings schedule and reports, and a chat
room. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Web
site based in Washington D.C. [CA] http://ethiopiandemocraticparty.org
and http://edp.homestead.com/Index.html/
Ethiopian Medhin Democratic
Party - MEDHIN
In English and Amharic. Dr. Seyoum Gelaye
is party chairman. Opposition party, supports
a federal system, and "does not advocate
privileges for any special or ethnic groups."
Was part of the July 2003 "All Party
Conference of Ethiopian Opposition Political
Organizations" held in Washington,
D.C. News, press releases, political program,
operates Radio Medhin and publishes The
Voice of Medhin. Based in Silver Spring,
Maryland. Branches in Belgium, England,
The Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden. Site
based in Maryland. Also has a German site.
[CA KF] http://www.medhin.org/
Ethiopian National Congress
Congress, held August 2003, of Ethiopian
opposition political organizations with
the goal of adopting a "common political
platform on the future political direction"
of Ethiopia. " We had pledged to stay
the journey until our people become free
from forced division and imposed dictatorship
of the EPRDF." Produces LANDINET, an
online journal, political commentary, press
releases. At the Congress, 15 opposition
organizations agreed to form a united front,
the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces,
UEDF. "The strategy of changing the
regime through a free and fair election
has been adopted..." Based in Washington,
D.C. http://www.ethiopiannationalcongress.org/
Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary
Party
Opposition party. Has the party profile,
political program, press releases, contact
addresses, etc. http://www.eprp.com/
Oromiyaa Liberation
Council / Gumii Bilisummaa Oromiyaa
In English and Oromo. "...to enhance
the liberation of Oromiyaa and the establishment
of a free and democratic state of Oromiyaa...."
"...one of the largest ethnonations
in Africa with a population estimated at
about 30 million people in the mid-1990s."
Council's objectives, resolutions, history,
articles, news, on the Oromo people's homeland,
culture, language, religion, living conditions,
education, cultural heritage, sports, entertainment
and recreation, and major holidays. Explains
the Oromo "GADAA" system of self-government,
the "QAALUU" and "SIIQQEE"
institutions. Based in Washington, D.C [CA
KF] http://www.gumii.org/
Oromo Liberation Front
"The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is
a political organization established in
1973 by Oromo nationalists to lead the national
liberation struggle of the Oromo people
against the Abyssinian colonial rule."
Has press releases, a history, policy statements,
etc. Web site based in Washington, D. C.
http://www.oromoliberationfront.org/
United Ethiopian Democratic
Forces, UEFD
In English. Coalition of several opposition
parties. http://www.uedf.com/
GABON
BDP-Gabon Nouveau
In French. Political movement, government
in exile. "Le thème "Bongo
Doit Partir" qui caractérise
notre mouvement s'articule autour de la
reconnaissance primordiale que les problèmes
qui se posent au Gabon et aux Gabonais aujourd'hui
sont principalement le fait de Bongo et
du système qu'il a mis en place dans
le pays au cours des trente et une années
de pouvoir qu'il y a passées."
The BDP was formed Dec. 1998 in New Jersey.
Publishes a newspaper, the BDPiste. Political,
economic, cultural news. Articles from L'Union
newspaper, le National Magazine, AFP, etc.
Has discussion forums. http://www.bdpgabon.org/
Parti Democratique Gabonais
- Canada
In French. Official site of the Fédération
du Parti Démocratique Gabonais du
Canada, Canadian branch of Gabon's ruling
political party. Based in Quebec, Canada.
http://www.pdg-canada.org/
Union du Peuple Gabonais,
UPG
In French. Opposition political party. Its
representatives are based in Europe, Africa,
and the U.S. Press releases, speeches of
its President, Pierre Mamboundou, its newsletter
Echos du Gabon. Based in Libreville, Gabon.
http://lupg.free.fr/php/index_en.php
THE GAMBIA
Alliance for Patriotic
Re-orientation and Construction
Site closed. Political party of President
Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh. Party manifesto, President's
biography, discussion forum, children's
page, government policy on issues, etc.
[KF] http://jammeh2001.org/
United Democratic Party
(Banjul)
Ousainou N. Darboe is the Secretary General
and Party Leader. Biographies of party leaders,
party's constitution, congress report, photographs.
http://www.udpgambia.org/
GHANA
ElectionsWorld: Elections
in Ghana - Wilfried Derksen
Summary results of the latest election in
Ghana. Maintained by Wilfried Dersken. http://www.electionworld.org/ghana.htm
National Democratic
Congress
Political party. News, political commentary.
Its 2000 Presidential candidate was Prof.
J. Ata-Mills, a former Vice-President of
Ghana. The NDC is the party of former Ghana
President Jerry Rawlings. http://www.ndc.org.gh/
New Patriotic Party
Ghana's governing party whose leader is
John Agyekum Kufuor. "The New Patriotic
Party embraces all those who believe in
the living philosophy of George Paa Grant,
J.B.Danquah, E.O.Obetsebi-Lamptey, E.Akuffo-Addo,
William Ofori-Atta, Solomon Odamtten, K.A.Busia,
S.G.Antor, J.A.Braimah, Yakubu Tali (Tolon
Na), R.E.G.Armattoe and others..."
Has the party manifesto, constitution, news.
Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.nppghana.org/
New Patriotic Party
"The New Patriotic Party (NPP) derives
its roots from the Founding Fathers of the
United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), in
the 1940’s..." Site has older
information, c. 1999-2000. Includes a regional
map of Ghana, links to related sites. Based
in Accra, Ghana. Web site based in Far Rockaway,
New York. http://www.nppinparliament.org/
GUINEA
Parti Dyama
In French. Mohamed Mansour Kaba is party
president. The party's goal is to be "...un
parti de progrès, un parti de bâtisseurs,
un parti rassembleur dans l’objectif
d’édifier en République
de Guinée un État de droit
moderne et démocratique qui respecte
tous les droits humains et pratique la bonne
gouvernance...." Interviews, press
releases, editorials. Web site based in
Munich, Germany. [CA] http://www.guinea-dyama.com
Rassemblement du Peuple
de Guinée, RPG
In French. [Rally for the Guinean People]
Opposition political party. Its President
is Alpha CONDE. Party statutes, documents,
history, audio clips of speeches. http://www.rpgguinee.org/
Union des Forces Républicaines,
UFR
In French. Liberal party. Party president
is Sidya Touré. Party intends to
participate "...à l’exercice
de la démocratie naissante en Guinée
avec la motivation inébranlable de
sauvegarder l’intérêt
général,..." Party manifesto,
structure, regulations, statutes, history
of elections in Guinea, discussion forum,
articles from Guinea newspapers, photographs.
Web site based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
[CA] http://www.ufrguinee.net/
GUINEA-Bissau
Resistência da
Guiné-Bissau, RGB / Movimento Bafatá
In Portuguese. Political party founded in
1986 as Movimento Bafatá. The party
was started because of the reaction to the
execution of Dr. Viriato Pã, a lawyer
who actively opposed the PAIGC and their
practices of clandestine arrests and executions
during post-independence. Because of problems
within the party and with the government
in power, Movimento Bafatá was forced
to change it's name in 1991 to Resistência
da Guiné-Bissau (RGB). Party history,
objectives, profiles of party officers,
facts about Guinea-Bissau. Salvador Tchongó
Domingos is party president. [RR] http://www.rgb-guinebissau.org/
KENYA
Democratic Party of
Kenya
"a national [opposition] political
party with members drawn from all the eight
provinces of Kenya." Has the party
manifesto, handbook, statistics from the
1997 presidential election, member profiles,
a free mailing list for news updates, photographs.
It's chairman is Mwai Kibaki, M.P. Based
in Nairobi. [KF] http://www.dp-kenya.org/
Election 2002 - Candidates
Balala, Najib
Najib Balala and Shariff Nassir are contesting
for the Mvita Constituency. Biography of
Balala, Chairman of the Kenya National Chamber
of Commerce & Industry and former Mayor
of Mombasa. Has articles by Balala in zip
form. Site based in Mombasa. http://www.najibbalala4mvita.com
Kenyatta, Uhuru - Uhuru
Kenyatta for President Forum
Comments on the candidates, parties. http://www.uhurukenyatta.com/web/forums/
Nyachae, Simeon
Presidential candidate in the December 2002
election. http://www.nyachae.org/
Institute for Education
in Democracy
An NGO "to promote democracy through
programmes in the electoral process, voter
education, research and dissemination programmes."
Has detailed 2002 election information (parliamentary
seats by province, turnout by province,
charts, number of registered voters by constituency,
electoral law changes, a 49 page report
(in Adobe pdf) on Registration of Voters
in 2002). Includes a report, Political Party
Organisation and Management in Kenya. An
Audit. (86 pages, 1998, in Adobe pdf). Based
in Nairobi, Kenya. http://www.iedafrica.org/
Kenya African National
Union, KANU
Government political party. the party’s
history, structure, constitution, manifesto,
KANU branch directory, KANU members of parliament,
election statistics, etc. http://www.kanu-Kenya.org
Kenya Elections 2002
Candidate and party profiles, election news,
election laws, the Kenya Constitution (1998),
links to related sites. Maintained by the
Donor Information Centre for Elections in
Kenya (DICE-K), funded by the Netherlands,
Canada; Denmark; Sweden; Finland, and the
United Kingdom. http://www.kenyaelections2002.org/home/index.asp
Kenya Socialist Democratic
Alliance, KSDA
In English and Swahili. Opposition alliance.
"represents an Alliance of democratic
forces whose main objective is the democratic
overthrow of capitalism in Kenya and it's
democratic replacement with a democratic
socialist political system of Government."
Alliance programme, history, articles, news,
speeches, interviews (audio interviews with
Raila Odinga and others), and a list of
"State Enterprises Listed for Privatisation
in Kenya". Web site based in Stockholm,
Sweden. [CA] http://www.kenyasocialist.org
Madaraka Party of Kenya
A youth focused political party, "dedicated
to freedom, good governance and dignity
of all Kenyans." Launched June 2005.
Site owner is Gabriel Obanda. http://www.madaraka-kenya.org
National Development
Party, NDP
Political party whose leader is Raila Amolo
Odinga. Party manifesto, press releases.
Older site from c. 1998. Web site based
in Kenya. [CA] http://www.arcc.or.ke/ndp/
National Rainbow Coalition
Coalition of opposition parties headed by
Mwai Kibaki who won the 2002 Presidential
election. Comprised of the National Alliance
Party Of Kenya (NAK) and the Liberal Democratic
Party - LDP (Rainbow). Profiles of party
leaders, etc. http://www.narc-kenya.org/
LIBERIA
See also Liberia Election
2005 (on the Liberia page)
Congress for Democratic
Change
Political party of George Weah, 2005 Presidential
candidate. "The Congress for Democratic
Change was founded in 2004. Groups of Liberians
met in Liberia and the USA, respectively
to express their frustration about the failure
of leadership in Liberia and to find a way
forward after the cessation of the 14-year
long civil war." Party platform, articles,
news, photographs. http://www.cdcliberia.org/
Liberia Contemporees
United Patriotic & Strong
" a political organization that is
working to ensure a better future for all
Liberians. One of our main roles is that
of a facilitator. This all-inclusive organization
is now serving as a pressure group exposing
the misdeeds of the despotic regime in Liberia,
while at the same time preparing the new
generation of leaders who will transform
the country into a functioning democracy."
Its leader is T. Q. Harris. Press releases,
speeches (print and audio), human rights
abuses, older issues of their newsletter,
Contemporary Voice. Has an extensive directory
of Liberian organizations in the U.S. and
an audio file of the national anthem. Based
in Long Beach, California. [KF] http://www.republic-of-liberia.com/
or http://www.republicofliberia.com/
Liberia Unification
Party - LUP- USA
Isaac F. Manneh, Sr. is the National Chairman.
Counselor Charles Walker Brumskine is the
party's presidential candidate for 2003.
Has party manifesto, views and policies.
Party based in Monrovia. Web site based
in Charlotte, North Carolina. [CA] http://www.lupliberia.com
Liberians United for
Reconciliation and Democracy, LURD - Sekou
Damate Conneh Jr.
Conneh is National Chairman of LURD. Biography
of Conneh, LURD manifesto, programs, press
releases, issues & ideas, photographs.
"Liberians United for Reconciliation
and Democracy (LURD) has no intention of
transforming itself into a political party
or a permanent superstructure of governance."
Hosted on the web site of US-Africa.org
a Tripod/Lycos site. [KF] http://us-africa.tripod.com/sekou/
and http://www.africa-afrika.com/sekou See
also the history of LURD on the Liberian
Post web site.
Movement for Democratic
Change in Liberia (MDCL)
"a nonprofit independent political
movement dedicated to achieving nonviolent
democratic change in Liberia." It is
a coalition of Liberians at home and abroad."
"On December 2, 2000, Liberians from
around the world, supported by the Union
of Liberian Associations in the Americas,
met in Minnesota and established the Movement
for Democratic Change in Liberia."
Publishes a newsletter, MDCL Forum. Offers
advocacy documents, press releases for download.
Based in Minneapolis, MN. http://www.mdcl.org/
National Freedom Party
of Liberia
Established 2001 "The National Freedom
Party of Liberia is a grass root political
party committed to the rehabilitation and
democratization process in war torn Liberia."
Party platform, constitution, key issues,
press releases. Party Chairman, Dr. Edwin
G.K. Zoedua, was also founder and president
of the Liberian Social Justice Foundation,
Inc. Web site based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
http://www.nfpofliberia.net/
New Democratic Alternative
for Liberia Movement, New DEAL Movement
"Liberia's first social democratic
party." Press releases, party history,
ideology, FAQ, etc. Web site based at Appalachian
State University. Main office in Monrovia,
Liberia. U.S. office in Willingboro New
Jersey. [KF] http://newdealmovement.com
MADAGASCAR
Madagascar. Presidential
Election 2001
In French. Iinformation pertaining to the
2001 presidential election. Acts, election
results by province. On the site of internet
service provider DTS. On the web site of
internet service provider, Wanadoo (Madagascar).
[KF] http://www.dts.mg/presidentielles/
Mouvement pour le Progrès
de Magagascar / Mpitolona ho amin'ny Fandrosoan'i
Madagasikara, MFM
In French and Malagasy. Political party
founded in December 1972 by Manandafy Rakotonirina.
Believes in "l'élaboration d'un
Etat, d'une économie dirigée
par la masse prolétarienne révolutionnaire...."
Party history, manifesto, declarations,
interviews, biographies, editorials, news,
photographs, and the statutes and charter
for the"Collectif Indépendant
pour la Défense de la Démocratie
à Madagascar" (C.I.D.D.M)".
Based in Madagascar. Web site based in Paris,
France. [CA] http://nah296.free.fr/
Ravalomanana , Marc
In Malagasy. Site of the President of Madagascar.
Former Antananarivo mayor and opposition
leader who declared himself president February
22, 2002 after disputing the results of
the 2001 election. In response President
Didier Ratsiraka declared a state of emergency.
Photographs, news, documents, letters, election
results, audio of speeches online; a few
sections are in English. http://www.tiako-i-madagasikara.org/
MALAWI
Malawi Electoral Commission
Information on the 2004 May 20 presidential
and parliamentary elections, political parties
contesting the 2004 election, party manifestoes,
candidates lists, number of registered voters
by constituency, election results by district
and constituency, reports of election observers,
election complaints. Based in Blantyre,
Malawi. [KF] http://www.sdnp.org.mw/~solomon/mec/
Malawi Presidential
and Parliamentary Elections 1999
Directory of parties, statistics on registered
voters, presidential & parliamentary
candidates, presidential results by district,
the cabinet. The elections were run by the
Malawi Electoral Commission. Site hosted
by Malawi SDNP, a UNDP funded Malawi Government
Programme executed by the National Research
Council of Malawi. [KF] http://www.sdnp.org.mw/elect99/index.html
National Democratic
Alliance
"The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
is a pressure group that was formed on 3rd
January, 2001 inorder to restore democracy
in Malawi." Party constitution, aims,
policies. Based in Blantyre, Malawi. http://www.geocities.com/nda_mw/
United Democratic Front
Malawi's ruling political party headed by
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi. Has a history
of the party, its political ideals, information
on the the UDF and women, the UDF Young
Democrates, people in Malawi with disabilities,
photographs, videos. Based in Limbe, Malawi.
http://www.udfparty.com/
MALI
Alliance pour la Démocratie
au Mali - Parti Africain pour la Solidarité
et la Justice, ADEMA-PASJ.
In French. Political Party. Created in 1991.
Aims at "...une amélioration
durable des conditions de vie de nos populations,..."
Party history, structure, manifesto, documents,
projects, news, women's and youth sections.
Web site based in Ontario, Canada. [CA]
http://www.adema-pasj.org/
Congrès National
d'Initiative Démocratique - Faso
Yiriwa Ton, CNID-FYT
In French. Political party headed by Mountaga
Tall. Information on the May 2002 Presidential
election. http://www.cnid.org.ml/
Mali. Ministère
de l’Administration Territoriale et
des Collectivités Locales
In French. Has a directory of political
parties, the April 2002 Presidential Election,
election statistics, the electoral process,
decentralization, full text of the electoral
law, regional government officials, borders
relations, list of Christian and Muslim
organizations in Mali, population statistics,
another list of political parties, their
leaders and addresses. http://www.matcl.gov.ml/
Parti pour la Renaissance
Nationale - PARENA
In French. Political Party. President is
Tiébilé Dramé. Party
history, structure, regulations, president's
biography, news, declarations, speeches,
video clips, photographs. Party based in
Bamako, Mali. [CA] http://www.parena.org.ml:8105/index.html
Rassemblement Pour le
Mali, RPM
In French. Political party. President is
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta known as "IBK".
Has party manifesto, statutes, structure,
history, speeches, motions and resolutions,
information on l'Union des Femmes du Rassemblement
Pour le Mali. Party based in Bamako, Mali.
Web site based in Heidelberg, Germany. [CA,
KF] http://www.promali.org/rpm/
MAURITANIA
[Daddah[ Ahmed Ould
Daddah.
In French and Arabic. Campaign site for
Ahmed Ould Daddah "Candidat du RFD
[Rassemblement des Forces Démocratiques]
aux élections présidentielles
du 07 novembre 2003". Biography, achievements,
articles, support documents for the candidate,
interviews, campaign reports. Web site based
in Kowloon, Hong Kong. [CA] http://www.ahmed-ould-daddah.org
Forces de libération
Africaines de Mauritanie, FLAM
In French. [Liberation Forces of Africans
in Mauritania" (FLAM)]. "Les FLAM
c´est l´expression de toute
une communauté qui dit non au racisme
et á l´esclavage des Noirs
en Mauritanie." Has their manifesto,
articles from their journal, Le Flambeau,
a discussion forum called Flamnet, etc.
[KF] http://membres.tripod.fr/flamnet/
Forum Mauritanien pour
la Réforme et la Démocratie,
FMRD
In Arabic and French. Islamic party. Has
news, articles, declarations, interviews,
press releases, editorials, and analysis.
Web site based in France. [CA] http://www.isslah.net/
Front Arabo-Africain
de Salut, FAAS
In French and Arabic. Exil opposition movement."Contre
l'esclavage - Le racisme - Le tribalisme
(Pour le respect des droits de l'homme).
Mouvement d'opposition Mauritanien. Mouvement
non-violent." Has articles, interviews,
and the party publication, Le Refus: Le
Journal de l ’Alliance des Forces
de Refus. Web site base in France. http://membres.lycos.fr/faas/
See also
Le Refus. Le Journal de l ’Alliance
des Forces de Refus
In French. Publication of the opposition
group, FAAS, Front Arabo-Africain de Salut.
Carries information on the opposition party,
Action pour le Changement, AC, which was
banned by the government January 2002. The
AC opposes slavery. http://membres.lycos.fr/JournalRefus/
Front Populaire Mauritanien,
FPM
In French. Opposition party. Its leader,
Mohamed Lemine Shbih Ould Cheikh Melainine,
was jailed by the government in 2001. Amnesty
International issued an appeal on his behalf.
[KF] http://membres.lycos.fr/frontpopulaire/
[Haidalla] Mohamed Khouna
Ould Haidalla
In Arabic and French. Campaign site for
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, 2003 presidential
candidate for the “La Forces du Changement”
party. News, articles, campaign itinerary,
readers poll. Web site based in France.
[CA] http://www.haidalla.net/
Mauritanie Presidentielle
2003
In French and Arabic. "Présidentielle
2003 est l’œuvre de plusieurs
jeunes mauritaniens issus d’un milieu
universitaire qui ont souhaité offrir
aux internautes le premier espace Internet
dédié à la vie politique
et économique en Mauritanie."
Election news, which parties are supporting
President Taya. Président Maaouya
Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is running for re-election
in the November 7, 2003 Presidential Election.
Based in Paris, France. [KF] http://www.presidentielle2003.net/
Parti Républicain
Démocratique et Social, PRDS-Europe
In French. Ruling party. President is Maaouya
Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya. Party manifesto,
regulations, statutes, declarations, interviews,
press releases, presidential campaign, articles,
press conferences, economy and education
reports, photographs. Information on Mauritania,
its history, etc. Biography of President
Taya. Web site based in Saint Ouen, France.
[CA KF] http://www.e-prds.org
Rassemblement des Forces
Démocratiques, RFD
In French and Arabic. Opposition party.
Ahmed Ould Daddah is party president and
presidential candidate for Novemeber 7,
2003 elections. Has conferences, documents,
press releases, declarations, biography
of Ahmed Ould Daddah. "notre parti
a été créé en
juillet 2001, ... à la suite de la
dissolution arbitraire de l’Union
des Forces Démocratiques/Ere Nouvelle
(UFD/EN)." June 2003 a united front
was created with APP, Front populaire, PLEJ,
PUDS and the RFD. Has UFD/EN documents.
[CA KF] http://www.rfd-mauritanie.org/fr/home.jhtml
Rassemblement pour le
Dialogue des Nationalités Mauritaniennes,
RDNN - Dekaalem Organisation
In French. Opposition party. President is
Mamadou Samba Diop, known as Mourtudo Diop.
Dekaalem is not "une organisation politique
ou confessionnelle; elle s'inscrit dans
la mouvance de la société
civile. Elle est ouverte à tous les
mauritaniens et non mauritaniens, sans discrimination
de race, de sexe, ou de culture." Editorials,
articles, official letters, declarations
and a forum. Web site based in Ajaccio,
France. [CA] http://www.webzinemaker.com/dekalem/
[Taya] Maaouya Ould
Sid'Ahmed Taya
In French. Campaign site for president Maaouya
Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya, 2003 Presidential
candidate of the “Parti Républicain
Démocratique et Social”. Has
economic, social, and infrastructure achievements,
news, issues of the Newsletter, and audio
files. Web site based in Mauritania. [CA]
http://www.fidelite-taya.com/
[Taya] Maaouya Ould
Sid'Ahmed Taya
In French. Campaign site for president Maaouya
Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya. 2003 Presidential
candidate of the “Parti Républicain
Démocratique et Social”. Candidate's
program, links to related sites. Web site
based in France. [CA KF] http://www.maaouya-president.com
Union des Forces de
Progrès, UFP
In French. Political party. Mohamed Ould
Maouloud is president. "Le 10 novembre
2002, l’UFP a annoncé son retrait
du groupe parlementaire de l’opposition...."
Party history, structure, activities, press
releases, photographs, declarations, comments
on slavery. Based in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Web site based in the U.S. [CA, KF] http://www.ufpweb.org/
el-Watan
In Arabic. Newspaper of President Maaouya
Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya's ruling parti
"Parti Républicain Démocratique
et Social." Election campaign news,
articles, speeches. Site based in Nouakchott,
Mauritania. [CA] http://www.elwatan.net
MAURITIUS
Elections 2000 - Mauritius
Reports on the Sept. 11, 2000 Mauritius
election. "is almost certainly one
of the oldest democracies among all the
countries, which, like it, belong to the
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
and the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
It has had a legislative council with elected
members since 1885, long before it achieved
independence in 1968..." Elections
2000 is from the Southern African Research
& Documentation Centre. http://www.sardc.net/sd/elections2000/mauritius/
Mauritius Labour Party
(Port Louis)
Mauritius political party founded in 1936.
Is a member of the Socialist International.
http://labour.intnet.mu/mlp/mlpfr.htm
Mouvement Militant Mauricien,
MMM - Youth Wing
Political party's youth wing. Has lists
of the party's parliamentary members, of
Youth Wing executive members, events, articles
and speeches. Maintained by Dewandranath
Kissoondoyal. Based in Nouvelle France,
Mauritius. [CA / KF] http://www.berenger.info/
or http://www.mmmonline.org or http://www.mmmonline.info
Mouvement Republicain
In French and English. Opposition and Green
party."Le Mouvement Républicain
est une organisation militante qui se situe
dans la grande famille de gauche généreuse,
humaniste et non-conformiste". Rama
Valayden is the leader. Has party manifesto,
code of conduct, structure. Party based
in Rose Hill, Mauritius. [CA] http://www.mouvementrepublicain.com/
Mouvement Rodriguais
In English and French. Political Party promoting
the development of Rodrigues Island. ."...aims
at bringing changes in the country by privileging
a cut with the old conservative ideas which
have produced the results that we know today
in terms of economic stagnation, unemployment,
pollution lack of adequate public infrastructure,
lack of water, low level of education of
the populatiion etc...." Has party
history, structure and photographs. Based
in Ile Rodrigues, Mauritius. Web site based
Provo, Utah.[CA] http://balder.prohosting.com/mrod/
Mouvement Socialiste
Militant, MSM
In English and French. Political party.
Founded in 1983 by Sir Anerood Jugnauth.
New leader is Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Minister
of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural
Resources. Party history, manifesto, structure,
press releases, calendar of events, leaders'
biographies, photographs. Based in Mauritius.
[CA] http://www.msmsun.com
MOZAMBIQUE
Carter Center - Observing
the 1999 Elections in Mozambique. Final
Report
Full text. Published 2000. 36 pages. In
Adobe pdf. http://www.cartercenter.org/documents/280.pdf
Election 1999 - Mozambique
Peace Process Bulletin
Election special from the AWEPA Bulletin
published by AWEPA, the European Parliamentarians
for Southern Africa. http://www.mozambique.mz/awepa/eextra23.htm
Eleicoes Gerais 1999
In Portuguese. News, election results from
the 1999 presidential and legislative elections.
From the Centro de Informática da
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane web site on
Mozambique. http://www.mozambique.mz/governo/eleicoes/index.htm
FRELIMO, Frente de Libertação
de Mocambique
In Portuguese. Government's political party.
Biography of Armando Emílio Guebuza,
Presidential candidate for 2004, a report
on the 8th Congress, results of the 1999
Presidential Election by Province, results
of the 1999 legislative election by party
/ province, FRELIMO members of Parliament.
[KF] http://www.frelimo.org.mz/
RENAMO, Resistencia
Nacional Mocambicana
In Portuguese. Political party whose President
is Afonso Macacho Marceta Dhlakama. Has
party documents. Based in Maputo. http://www.sadirectory.co.za/renamo/
NAMIBIA
Caprivi African National
Union of the Free State of Caprivi Strip
"CANU is dedicated to mobilizing, organizing,
educating and training the citizens of the
Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge in the
cause of self-determination and independence."
Issues of its newsletter, CANU Today, press
releases, history, constitution, Itengese
History, Declaration of Independence, "How
To Master Secret Work: A Pamphlet for CANU
Underground Operatives,"Convention
resolutions, national flag. Based in Thornhill,
Ontario, Canada. [KF] http://www.caprivistrip-itenge.org/
Congress of Democrats
"The CoD was founded on 23rd March
1999. Its main aim is the defense, maintenance,
advancement and strengthening of the ideals
and principles of a vibrant and functional
multi-party democracy in the Namibian society
and Africa at large." Press releases,
political commentary, party constitution.
Based in Windhoek, Namibia. [KF] http://www.cod.org.na/
Hunter, Justine - Spot
the Difference. Namibias Political Parties
Compared
Full text. Pub. 2005. 77 pages in PDF. Published
by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , Windhoek,
Namibia. http://www.kas.de/proj/home/pub/8/1/year-2005/dokument_id-7943/index.html
NIGERIA
See also: Election 2003
and Election 1999
All Nigeria Peoples
Party, ANPP USA, Inc. - Buhari / Okadigbo
Campaign Organization
Candidate biographies, program, press releases,
articles (several by Mohammed Bello Shehu,
Coordinator, Buhari / Okadigbo Campaign
Organization (BOCA). From the ANPP USA Buhari
Okadigbo Organization based in Brooklyn,
New York. [KF] http://www.anppusa.org/
All Progressive Grand
Alliance. APGA Women
Supports the All Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA) political party. Information on the
APGA presidential candidate, Chief Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu-Ojukwu. Based in Kennesaw, Georgia.
http://www.apgawomen.org/
All Progressive Grand
Alliance Foundation
Its 2003 Presidential candidate is Chief
Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. Based in East Orange,
New Jersey. http://www.apgafoundation.org/
Alliance for Democracy
The National Chairman is Alhaji Adamu Ahmed
Abdulkadir. Based in Abuja, Nigeria. http://www.afrikontakt.com/alliance/
Alliance for Democracy
(U.K.)
Political party. Site for the Alliance For
Democracy (UK), London. http://afenifere.virtualave.net/
Democratic Socialist
Movement
"An independent mass working people's
political party with a socialist programme
to provide an alternative to the existing
capitalist parties." In the 2003 election,
supports the National Conscience Party (NCP)
"led by the lawyer and fighter for
human rights, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who
is also the party's presidential candidate."
Supports workers' rights. Based in Lagos,
Nigeria. Web site based in London, U.K.
http://www.socialistnigeria.org/
National Conscience
Party
Its 2003 Presidential candidate is Chief
Gani Fawehinmi and Vice Presidential candidate
is Mr. Jerry Gopye. Party platform, party
constitution, party gubernatorial candidates.
The National Conscience Party was formed
[by Gani Fawehinmi] and "publicly launched
as a political party on the 1st of October
1994. It was formed as an act of defiance
against the then military junta of General
Sani Abacha." Web site registered in
Gwagwalada, Abuja, and copyrighted by the
NCP, United States Headquarters, Washington,
D.C. Party based in Abuja, Nigeria. [KF]
http://www.nigeriancp.net/
National Democratic
Party
Official site. Party constitution, its 2003
Presidential candidate was Ike Omar Sanda
Nwachukwu, photographs of party officials.
Site based in Marietta, Georgia. http://www.ndpnigeria.com/
New Democrats
Party constitution, manifesto, photographs.
Its National Chairman is Professor Isa Odidi.
"New Democrats (ND) was officially
founded in April 26th, 2002, registered
in December 2002 by Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) as a Political
Party in Nigeria." It was founded by
"A group of Nigerian professionals,
business and industrial moguls living abroad
and in Nigeria." http://www.ndnigeria.com/
Peoples Democratic Party
Site for the Foreign Chapters of the PDP.
[Added Aug. 2003] http://www.geocities.com/pdpimostatecitizens/
Peoples Mandate Party
Its 2003 Presidential candidate is Dr. Arthur
A. Nwankwo. Party manifesto, constitution,
photographs. Based in Enugu, Nigeria. Site
does not work in older Netscape browsers.
Based in Bowie, Maryland. [KF] http://www.peoplesmandateparty.org/
Leftist Parties of the
World - Nigeria
Leftist Parties of the World, a site maintained
by Nico Biver, has an Africa section, which
lists Nigerian leftist parties. Broadleft.org
is based in Melbourne, Australia. http://www.broadleft.org/ng.htm
RWANDA
Amahoro People's Congress
In French, English, and Kinyarwanda. Formerly
Arena-Isangano. "AMAHORO People's Congress
is a Political Party formed in response
to the failures of the political system
presently in Rwanda." Is opposed to
the Paul Kagame government. Its President
is Alexandre Kimenyi. [KF] http://www.newrwanda.org/
Forces Démocratiques
de Libération du Rwanda, FDLR
In French and Kinyarwanda. Democratic Liberation
Forces of Rwanda. "Forces Démocratiques
de Libération du Rwanda -FDLR- sont
les Rwandais décidés à
défendre leur Patrie et le peuple
menacé d’extermination par
un régime tyrannique, oligarchique,
impopulaire, sanguinaire, usurpateur et
belliciste du FPR qui se maintient par le
mensonge et la terreur." Military organization,
partly composed of Hutu forces which left
Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. Press communiques,
documents, links to related sites. [KF]
http://mitglied.lycos.de/FDLR/
Mouvement Démocratique
Républicain
In French and Kinyarwanda. Rwanda political
party. Its President Founder was Grégoire
Kayibanda (1920-1976) who was also Rwanda's
first President. Short news articles, an
audio file of the national anthem and other
songs, party history, history of Rwanda,
a map showing the prefectures. [KF] http://www.mdrw.org/
April 2003 the Rwanda Parliament disbanded
the MDR - (AFP 15/04/2003) KIGALI - "Le
Parlement rwandais a recommandé dans
la nuit de lundi à mardi la dissolution
du principal parti hutu, le Mouvement démocratique
républicain (MDR), en raison de sa
présumée "idéologie
+divisionniste+", a indiqué
mardi la radio nationale rwandaise."
Ralliement pour l'Unité
et la Démocratie / Rally for Unity
and Democracy (RUD-Urunana)
"a Politico-Military Party opposed
to the Paul Kagame government. Its President
is Professor Jean Marie Vianney Higiro and
the Secretary General is Dr. Felicien Kanyamibwa,
both residing in USA. The spokesperson is
Dr. Augustine Dukuze who is in Canada. The
fighters and military commanders are based
in and around Rwanda. It has recently allied
itself with a new politico-military party,
the Rally for the Rwandan People (RPR) formed
by former Rwandan Patrioric Army officers
and based inside Rwanda. RPR spokesperson
is Commander David Sano." http://www.rud-Urunana.org
Rassemblement pour le
Retour des Refugies et la Democratie au
Rwanda /
Rally for the Return of Refugees and Democracy
in Rwanda, RDR
In French and English. "Le RDR réaffirme
sa condamnation du génocide commis
contre les Tutsi. Il renouvelle sa condamnation
du génocide, toujours en cours, contre
les Hutu." "The RDR reiterates
its appeal to the International Community
- to strongly condemn the Hutu genocide
being carried out by the RPF regime."
The RDR President is François Nzabahimana.
Branch based in Belgium. [KF] http://www.rdrwanda.org/
Rassemblement pour le
Retour des Réfugiés et la
Démocratie au Rwanda (RDR)
In German and French. "Die RDR ist
eine politische Organisation, die sich für
eine pluralistische Demokratie und für
die strenge Beachtung der Grundrechte in
Ruanda einsetzt." Has issues online
of their bulletin, Forum Rwandaise. Office
in the Netherlands. Branch based in Bonn,
Germany. [KF] http://members.tripod.de/RDR/
Réseau Documentaire
International sur la Région des Grands
Lacs Africains - Rwanda Political Parties
In French. Full text documents from Rwanda's
political parties. (Also includes Burundi
parties). Based in Geneva, Switzerland.
[KF] http://www.grandslacs.net/html/doctmfr/political.html
Union des Forces Démocratiques
Rwandaises, UFDR / Union of Rwandese Democratic
Forces
Site is closed. In English, French, Kinyarwanda.
Members of the UFDR include the Rassemblement
pour le Retour des Réfugiés
et la Démocratie au Rwanda, Rally
for the Return of Refugees and Democracy
in Rwanda, RDR. Press releases , political
program. Web site based in Brussels, Belgium.
[KF] http://www.ufdr.org
SENEGAL
Alliance des Forces
de Progres (Dakar)
In French. Political party whose Secrétaire
Général Moustapha Niasse is
also Senegal's Prime Minister. Has speeches,
interviews, party bylaws, biography of Niasse
(also in English), articles from Sud Quotidien,
photographs, etc. http://www.afp-senegal.org/
And Jëf / PADS.
Parti africain pour la democratie et le
socialisme
In French. Senegal political party whose
leader is Landing Savane. Has election statistics,
party documents, a discussion forum, chat
room, etc. http://www.ajpads.org/
Parti de l' Indépendance
et du Travail, PIT
In French. Opposition political party. Biography
of the Secretary-General, Amath Dansokho,
party declarations, press communiques, reports.
[KF] http://www.pit-senegal.com/
Parti Démocratique
Sénégalais
In French. Political party founded by Abdoulaye
Wade in 1974, who ran for President four
times before winning the Presidency March
2000. Party history, photographs, party
directory, articles, etc. http://www.sopionline.com/
Parti Socialiste du
Senegal
In French. Was the ruling political party
in Senegal whose President was Abdou Diouf.
Diouf was defeated by Abdoulaye Wade in
the March 2000 presidential election. http://www.telecomplus.sn/ps/
Senegal. Ministere de
l'Interieur
In French. Information on the Feb. 2000
presidential election. Has Le Code electoral,
a directory of political parties, statistics
on voters, etc. http://www.mint.sn/
SEYCHELLES
Electoral Institute
of Southern Africa - Seychelles
Seychelles Historical and Social Overview,
Electoral Commission, 2001 Presidential
Election. The Institute's goals are "the
promotion of electoral policies and practices
that will produce free and fair elections,
and secondly the development of programmes
which encourage a civic environment conducive
to democratic elections..." Based in
Johannesburg. http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/seychelles.htm
Seychelles National
Party
In English and Creole. Political Party.
Intends to "...begin a peaceful change
of government through a new National Assembly
in which the SNP will have a majority."
Has "Proposals for Macro-Economic Review",
party history, candidates' photographs,
and the party newsletter, Vizyon.Web site
based in Victoria, Seychelles. [CA] http://www.seychelles.net/snp/
Seychelles People's
United Party
Publishes a print newspaper, The People
(Victoria, Seychelles). In English and Creole.
Based in Victoria, Seychelles. [KF] http://www.thepeople.sc/index800.html
SIERRA LEONE
All People's Congress.
North America Branch
Political party. Based in Sierra Leone with
branches in Sierra Leone and the U.S.. Founded
"... as a response to the concentration
of political power in the hands of a single
ethnic group..." "... has ruled
the country for 24 out of 40 years of its'
independence from Great Britain". Party
history, views, postal addresses. Ernest
Bai Koroma was the APC party's Presidential
candidate for the May 2002 election. For
additional information on the APC, see Peter
Andersen's Sierra Leone Web. Site hosted
on Homestead.com based in Menlo Park, California.[CA,
KF] http://apc.homestead.com/
European Union. Sierra
Leone Presidential and Parliamentary Elections,
14 May 2002. European Union Election Observation
Mission. Final Report.
Full text report in Adobe pdf. http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/human_rights/eu_election_ass_observ/sleone/rep02.pdf
Sierra Leone People's
Party
Political party whose leader is Ahmad Tejan
Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone. Party
history, press releases, photographs, party
constitution, Site created by the Party's
branch offices in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
& London. [KF] http://www.slpp.ws/
Sierra Leone Web. Information
Relating to the May 2002 Elections in Sierra
Leone
Information about the elections process,
political parties and presidential candidates.
Has electoral laws, text of political parties'
manifestos, photos, press releases and statements.
Maintained by Peter Andersen. [CA] http://www.sierra-leone.org/documents-elections.html
Young People's Party
Its 2002 Presidential candidate is Andrew
Dramani Turay, Consultant Agriculturist
to the World Bank/IDA. [KF] http://www.yppsl.org/
SOMALIA / SOMALILAND / PUNTLAND
Kulmiye Party [Solidarity
Party]
In Somali and English. Main opposition party
in Somaliland. Its candidate in the April
2003 Presidential election, Ahmed Mohamed
Silanyo, came in second. Biography of Silanyo.
Based in Hargeisa, Somaliland. [KF] http://www.kulmiye.com/
UCID Party / Justice
and Welfare Party of Somaliland
In Somali. Its candidate, Faisal Ali Warabe,
came in third in the first Somaliland Presidential
election held April 2003. Has audio files.
[KF] http://www.ucidparty.com/
UDUB, URURKA DIMUQRAADIGA
UMMADDA BAHAWDAY / Unity of Democrats
In Somali, some articles in English. Political
party. In the April 2003 first Somaliland
Presidential election, it's candidate, Dahir
Riyale Kahin, won the Presidency. [KF] http://www.xisbiga-udub.com/
SOUTH AFRICA
South African Political
Parties
Annotated directory of South African political
parties. From the Stanford University Libraries.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/\southafrica\rsapolpart.html
SUDAN
Arab Baath Socialist
Party (Sudan)
In Arabic. Political party. Part of the
the National Democratic Alliance. The site
includes part of the party's history and
archives as well as editorials, interviews,
declarations.[CA] http://sudanbaath.20m.com/
See also -
al-Hadaf (Khartoum)
In Arabic. Online version of Arab Baath
Socialist Party newspaper published monthly
in Khartoum. Web site based in Switzerland.
http://www.elhadaf.net/
Communist Party of Sudan
In Arabic and English. Press releases, position
documents, their Information Bulletin, links
to related sites. [KF] Site based in the
U.K. http://www.midan.net/
Democratic Unionist
Party
In Arabic and English. Along with a Short
biography of Ismail Al-Azhari "Prime
minister (1954 - 1956)" and the history
of some political parties, a copy of 'The
Sudanese peace initiative 1988" signed
by John Garang and Osman el-Mirghani is
provided. Provides text and translation
of Koranic sections as well as links to
various Sudanese periodicals. Website based
in the San Leandro, California.[CA] http://www.dupusa.com/
Justice and Equality
Movement
In English, Arabic, German, French. Site
for one of the Darfur rebel organizations.
Background on the Darfur rebellion. A translation
in English of The Black Book: Imbalance
of Power and Wealth in the Sudan. In the
Black Book, "Using statistics, the
authors claim that Sudan is controlled by
only one Region (Northern Region) with just
over 5% of Sudan’s population. Within
this hegemonic Region, power is monopolised
by only three ethnic groups. The Book then
gave detailed statistics about the hegemony
of the Northern Region over the whole the
county." Article - Counter-Insurgency
on the Cheap, by Alex de Waal. http://www.sudanjem.com/
National Alliance for
the Restoration of Democracy in Sudan, NARD
"a group of individuals who strive
to encourage human rights in Sudan."
Not much content as of 5-2003. See also
information on Democratic Forces Front,
GAD "a transliteration of the word
'serious' in Arabic--stands for a joint
force of southerners and northerners in
Sudan fighting for democracy and human rights."
On the web site of DC Registry which offers
free web pages to Washington D.C. individuals/organizations.
[KF] http://dcregistry.com/homepages/NARD.html
National Democratic
Alliance, NDA
In Arabic and English. A coalition of opposition
parties with headquarters in Asmara, Eritrea.
Osman el-Mirghani is Chair of the NDA and
leader of the DUP [Democratic Unionst Party].
Includes party charter, structure, press
releases, speeches, resolutions, declarations,
and an active chat room.[CA] http://www.ndasudan.org
Nile Valley Congress
In Arabic and English. Political party founded
by Lt-Gen (Retd) Umar Zarruq. Seeks Unity
with Egypt "...“Ability”
and “Danger” are the two key
points in the equation of national security
in Sudan and Egypt. It is important to identify
the common, and sometimes contradicting,
sites of “ability” and “danger”
in the two states. Providing a common understanding
of these two key points is a major step
in the unification / integration of Sudan
and Egypt....". Site includes party
manifesto, structure and links to major
Arabic periodicals and news agencies. [CA]
http://www.nilevalleysd.com/
South Sudan Liberation
Mouvement, SSLM
In English. "The South Sudan Liberation
Movement (SSLM) formed in January 2000,
in Upper Nile Region of South Sudan, to
restore unity and democratic civic order
among a people that have been devastated
by lawlessness, overlooked by the outside
world since 1991, and politically neutralized,..."
Includes party manifesto, structure, declarations,
press releases. http://www.geocities.com/sslm4peace/
Sudan Liberation Movement
and the Sudan Liberation Army, SLM/A
In Arabic and English. "The objective
of SLM/A is to create a united democratic
Sudan on a new basis of equality, complete
restructuring and devolution of power, even
development, cultural and political pluralism
and moral and material prosperity for all
Sudanese." Political declaration, press
statements Based in Darfur. Web site registerd
in the Tokelau domain by DotTK, a joint
venture of the Government of Tokelau, it's
communication company Teletok and Taloha,
Inc., a privately held company. [KF] http://www.slma.tk
Sudan National Alliance
& Sudan Alliance Forces
In Arabic and English."SAF is a democratic
resistance organization dedicated to: *Overthrowing
the Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship
in Sudan. *Replacing it with a functioning
democracy." Formed in August 1994.
"SAF believes that two Sudan at peace
is better than one Sudan at war with itself,
and SAF supports the right of the southern
Sudanese to self-determination." News,
articles. Site based in Poland. [KF] http://www.safsudan.com/
Sudan National Alliance
- Sudan Alliance Forces - Office in Poland
In English. Has party and Poland office
history, summary of problems in Sudan and
request for humanitarian help. "The
National Democratic Alliance-NDA- is the
umbrella group of all the major Sudanese
opposition organizations, and SAF was one
of the original four members (with DUP,
Umma Party and SPLA)." Based in Poland.
[CA] http://saf_pl.tripod.com/
Sudan People's Democratic
Front/ Sudan People's Liberation Movement,
SPDF/SPLM/A
Dr. Riek Machar is Chairman and Commander-in-Chief.
Has documents, press releases, the constitution,
conference reports, official declarations,
position papers, resolutions, issues of
their newsletter, Southern Sudan Vision
(in Adobe pdf), photographs, etc. [CA +
KF] http://www.usinternet.com/users/helpssudan
Sudan People`s Liberation
Movement / Army, SPLM/A - SPLM Today
Official site. Its Chairman was the late
John Garang. News, speeches, historical
background, Declaration on the Final Peace
Phase, various protocols and agreements,
the Machakos protocol, photographs, etc.
http://www.splmtoday.com/
Umma Party
In Arabic and English. Has their manifesto,
press releases, interviews, a who's who,
speeches, conference communiques, publications,
etc. Headquarters are in Asmara, Eritrea.[CA]
http://www.umma.org/
Umma Party (in Dallas)
In Arabic. Has party history, manifesto,
articles. Gives contact name and phone number
in Irving, Texas. Links to a number of Sudanese
and Arab periodicals and news agencies.
[CA] http://www.ummapartydallas.com
TANZANIA
Chama Cha Demokrasia
na Maendeleo, CHADEMA
In Swhaili. Opposition political party.
http://www.chadema.net/
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(CCM) [Revolutionary Party]
In Swahili. Governing party of Tanzania.
Successor of the Tanganyika African National
Union, TANU, which united with the Zanzibar
Afro-Shirazi Party in the 1960s. In Feb.
1977 the two parties became the CCM. [KF]
http://www.ccmtz.org/
Civic United Front,
Chama cha Wananchi, CUF
In English and Swahili. Tanzanian political
party whose Chairman is Prof. Ibrahim Lipumba.
Shaaban Khamis Mloo and Seif Shariff Hamad
are Vice Chairman and Secretary General
respectively. Based in Zanzibar with a Head
Office in Dar es Salaam. Has extensive reports
(Article 19 in London, etc.) appeals / reports
re the Zanzibar "treason" trial,
election 2000 reports, etc. [KF] http://www.cuftz.org
TOGO
Bâtir le Togo
In French. Political Movement. President
Me Jean Yaovi Degli. Created in 1990 when
"...cette grande espérance de
la naissance d'un Etat de droit au Togo
fut vite déçue à la
suite d'une transition démocratique
transformée en désastre sur
les plans économique, social, politique,
des droits de l'homme et des libertés.
Cette situation a fait prendre conscience
à bon nombre de Togolais et d'Africains
qu'ils devront se prendre en charge, s'éduquer
et œuvrer avec ardeur pour le développement
de leur pays et du continent africain."
Site has movement structure, declarations,
interviews, articles, news, a human rights
section. Web site based in the New York
city. Organization based in Paris. [CA]
http://www.batirletogo.org
Convention Démocratique
des Peuples Africain
In French. Opposition Party. The party's
goal is to "restituer le pouvoir d'Etat
au peuple togolais ; condition sine qua
non d'un régime démocratique
et donc d'une gestion plus responsable des
ressources nationales." Has party charter,
party structure, articles and news. Website
based in Villeneuve d Ascq, France.[CA]
http://www.cdpatogo.com/
Convention Démocratique
des Peuples Africains – Branche Togolaise
In French, German. Opposition party. The
party seeks "La fin du pouvoir autocratique
par le départ d'Eyadéma et
la fin du système politique par lequel
il a dominé le pays sans partage
pendant plus de 32 ans." Communiques,
party principles. The party was created
in 1989 in France. Based in Lome. Web site
based in Essen, Germany. [KF] http://www.cdpa-bt.org
Diaspora Togolaise Pour
la Democratie
In French and English. Site of the Togolese
Diaspora for Democracy (Diastode), based
in Canada. "In 1993, some Togolese
living outside of their native land, initiated
the creation of a Network to mobilize compatriots
of the Diaspora and support the internal
democratic movement." Current news
from PANA, Reuters, Amnesty, etc., news
of Togo-related human rights activities.
Has the full text of the book, "Democratisation
a la togolaise" (Paris: Harmattan,
1998). The book has a chronologie (15th
c. to aout 1998) and a bibliographie. [KF]
http://www.diastode.org/
iciLome [Election News]
In French. News, statements from civil society
organizations, diaspora organizations, news
excerpts from the Togo press, discussion
forums, information on the June 2003 Presidential
election. Site based in Montreal, Canada.
http://www.icilome.com/
Parti pour la Démocratie
et le Renouveau, PDR
In French. The Democratic Party for Renewal
is an opposition political party. "Le
PDR est d'obédience sociale-démocrate
et s'organise pour adhérer à
l'Internationale Socialiste." Party
history, articles, communiques, related
sites. The Party leader is Zarifou Ayeva.
Web site based in Hainaut, Belgium. Party
based in Lomé. [KF] http://www.pdr-togo.org/
Rassemblement du Peuple
Togolais, RPT
In French. Ruling political party. Party
history, party hymn, party flag, program,
statutes, reports, had speeches of Président
Gnassingbe Eyadéma who died February
5, 2005. His son, Faure Gnassingbe, was
made President. [KF] http://www.rpt-13togo.com/
Union des Forces de
Changement
In French. The UFC is opposed to the present
Togo government. Its President is Gilchrist
Olympio. Has the party platform, press releases,
memoranda, statuts, a chronology to 1963,
the national anthem, biography of Gilchrist
Olympio. Based in Paris, France. [KF] http://www.ufctogo.com/
UGANDA
Democratic Party, DP
Opposition party. The party urges the people
of Uganda to "... use the opportunity
provided by the forthcoming elections to
elect a leadership that will chart a new
course to promote genuine democracy."
Party manifesto, history, structure, reports,
events, photographs. Web site based in Parramatta,
NSW, Australia. [CA] http://www.dpuganda.org/
Forum for Democratic
Change
Uganda opposition party whose leader is
Col. Kiiza Besigye. Besigye is a presidential
candidate for the 2006 election. Part Constitution,
Platform, Policies, press releases, photographs.
Based in Kampala. [KF] http://www.fdcuganda.org/
Justice Forum of Uganda,
Jeema
JEEMA stands for Justice Education Economy
Morality African unity. Its President is
Muhammad Kibirige Mayanja. Press releases,
organization history. Based in Kampala.
[KF] http://www.jeemaforum.org/
National Resistance
Movement
The governing political party in Uganda
headed by Uganda President Yoweri Museveni.
Party Constitution, manifesto, news, photographs,
links to related sites. [KF] http://www.nrm.ug/
National Resistance
Movement Organization - U.S.A.
NRM-O USA is a site for the U.S. diaspora
supporting Uganda's government political
party headed by Uganda President Yoweri
Museveni. Has the full text of many of President
Museveni's speeches (229 pages in PDF).
[KF] http://www.nrmousa.org/
Uganda Peoples Congress
Opposition political party. Party of Uganda's
first President, A. MiIton Obote. Party
constitution, resolutions, speeches, statements,
messages from Obote, speeches of Miria Obote,
history of the UPC, photographs of traditional
dance. Site based in Scarborough, Canada.
[KF] http://www.upcparty.net/
WESTERN SAHARA
ARSO, Association pour
un referendum libre et regulier au sahara
occidental. Association for a Free and Fair
Referendum in Western Sahara
ARSO is an NGO in Switzerland concerned
with the decolonization of Western Sahara
(former Spanish Sahara), the UN referendum,
human rights violations, Saharawi refugees
in Algeria, etc. Contact: E. Martinoli -
arso@hei.unige.ch
http://www.arso.org/index.htm
ZAMBIA
Electoral Commission
of Zambia
Has a political parties directory, the results
of the 1991 and 1996 presidential elections,
the 1998 local government elections, the
1991and 1996 parliamentary elections, text
of election related Acts, members of Parliament
announcements. Pages may take a while to
load. http://www.electcom.org.zm
Forum for Democracy
and Development, FDD
Opposition party. Its leader is Edith Nawakwi.
Its candidate for the November 2001 Presidential
election was Lieutenant-Generall Christon
Tembo, a former vice president of Zambia.
[Biographical information on Tembo is on
the personal web site of Maidstone Mulenga.
http://www.geocities.com/maiddie/temboc.html]
Patriotic Front
Official web site. Opposition political
party, begun 2001. It's President is Michael
Sata. "Once in power the PF-led government
intends to restore the dignity of Zambia
and its people by addressing current problems
with practical no-nonsense solutions."
Party history and background. Based in Lusaka,
Zambia. http://www.pf-zambia.com
United Party for National
Development, UPND
Opposition party whose founder and president
is Anderson K Mazoka. Party manifesto, press
releases, etc. Web site based in London.
Based in Lusaka. [KF] http://www.upnd.org
Zambia. State House.
Political Parties
List of registered political parties as
of January 2002. Date of registration, president
/ founder, address. http://www.statehouse.gov.zm/politicalparties.html
ZIMBABWE
Forum Party of Zimbabwe
Opposition party. Party history and older
press releases (1997-1998). Party based
in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Site based in the
U.K. http://www.demon.co.uk/myhtml/forum/forum3.html
Movement for Democratic
Change, MDC
The main opposition party. Its President
is Morgan Tsvangirai, former Secretary General
of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.
Has news, the party manifesto, policy papers,
profiles of leaders. One can join their
e-mail list. http://www.mdczimbabwe.org/
Zimbabwe African National
Union, ZANU-PF
The government's political party. History,
press releases, politburo members, land
resettlement, cabinet ministers, etc. http://www.zanupfpub.co.zw/
Zimbabwe Election Support
Network (Harare)
Has complete election results by constituency
for the March 2002 Presidential election,
the 2001 Bulawayo mayoral election, other
elections from 1979-2000. "a coalition
of thirty-eight non-governmental organisations
formed to co-ordinate activities pertaining
to elections. The major focus of the Network
is to promote democratic processes in general
and free and fair elections in particular."
Has an Election Reporting Guide. SADC Parliamentary
Forum Electoral Recommendations, voting
posters, cartoons, Papers and Articles,
Statements. It plans to have full text reports.
[KF] http://www.zesn.org.zw/ |