Second Charter Africa National Dialogue Set for Zambia
Following the successful inaugural Charter Project Africa Multi-Stakeholder National Dialogue held in Botswana in May, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) looks forward to hosting the…
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Zambia Youth and Women Manifesto
Within the framework of the Southern Africa Political Parties and Dialogue (SAPP&D) Programme, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) in Zambia in partnership with the Zambia…
Policy Brief 38: Fostering a Common Africanness Based on Democracy, Diversity and Solidarity
Africa’s bitter history, of colonialism and apartheid, with its accompanying ethnic division, conflict, and state-sponsored economic inequalities has made the challenge of cobbling together…
Democracy Works Foundation’s Regional Conference 29 – 30 April 2021
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has organised a regional conference to enhance the credibility and public confidence in electoral processes in a fast-changing political environment…
Paper 8: Assessing the Country Specific Measures at Country Level
Zambia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on 18 March 2020. The Government through the Ministry of Health and with support from cooperating partners…
Building inclusive, sustainable national water and energy resource governance mechanisms
Southern Africa is a region with great potential. However, the region faces a number of critical challenges, among them water and energy challenges that…
Rwanda and Kenya kick off a clutch of African elections
With three elections in one month, the complexities of sub-Saharan Africa are on full display. On August 4, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame won re-election by…
Western leaders take their eyes off Africa at just the wrong moment
Almost none of the Western world’s leaders have paid much attention to Africa in recent months. One exception was France’s newly-elected president, Emmanuel Macron,…
Southern African politics roiled by distortions, junk bonds and road rage
I was in Zimbabwe when news came through of a clash of motorcades in neighbouring Zambia. One motorcade was carrying the president, Edgar Lungu,…
Policy Brief 7: State of Democracy-Zambia
Introduction Zambia’s stagnating economy and ever widening democracy deficit has combined to make this year’s election the most contested election since liberation leader Kenneth…