Civil society calls for transparency, involvement in the BRV exercise

The first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit will take place August 4–6

With just weeks to go before the first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which takes place August 4–6, a coalition of international NGOs and African civil society have called on President Barack Obama to provide official space for civil society participation and to address key issues of human rights and good governance.

An online petition (http://chn.ge/1mGbh5h) addressed to President Obama was launched last week via the...

Civil society organisations yesterday demanded that presidential candidates make their positions on the stalled constitution review process clear.

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Civil society bodies challenged on civic polls
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WITH just a few weeks to go before the civic elections, civil society organizations (CSO) have been challenged to educate the society about their rights and responsibilities in the electoral process and even the constitutional referendum. The Minter for ...
EU signs signed 7 grant contracts with Montenegrin civil society organisationsBalkans.com Business News

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Meeting stresses civil society role to protect environment
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The Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in the country should take concerns and publicly pose challenges against policies and practices that deter the efforts made towards environmental initiatives to avert environmental depletion. According to World Wide ...

Uganda hosts EAC private sector, civil society meeting
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OVER 100 delegates are expected to attend a two-day East African Community (EAC) Secretary General's Forum for private sector and civil society in Entebbe this weekend. Uganda's Minister for East African Community (EAC) Affairs, Hon. Shem Bageine, is ...
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Belgium, Brussels – Oct 28 – Bilateral meeting Between the EESC President Georges Dassis and the AU ECOSOCC President Joseph Chilengi at the occasion of the Second meeting of the EU-Africa Socio-Economic Actors Network.

-2nd meeting of the EU-Africa Socio-Economic Actors Network adopts joint resolution

An approach based on full cooperation with African countries and respect for human rights in tackling the refugee flows into the EU has the full support of civil society from both continents....

Tanzania Passes 'Urgent' Petroleum Laws, Civil Society Concerned
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Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete last week told the country's Parliament that he would accent to the recently passed petroleum Bills as soon as they get to his desk days after the Legislators passed three controversial laws amidst concerns by civil ...

On the evening of January 24, 2012, Mr Bruno Mwambene was weeding his small farm in Tazara, a small, windswept rural town in Mbeya, Tanzania, when he saw two police officers assaulting a motorcycle rider.