Africa Liberal Network

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The Africa Liberal Network (ALN) is an organization composed of 44 political parties from 30 countries in Africa. It is an associated organisation of Liberal International, the political family to which Liberal Democratic parties belong. The ALN serves to promote liberal objectives and principles throughout the continent.

Parties involved in the ALN agree to a policy stating that they: exist to ensure the freedom and dignity of all people through; establishing political and civil rights, ensuring basic freedoms, the rule of law, democratic government based on free and fair elections with peaceful transition, ensuring religious, gender, and minority rights, fighting corruption, and establishing free market economies.

Development

The network developed from what was originally the Organisation of African Liberal Parties and was established during an initial meeting of parties in Mombasa, Kenya in July 2001. It was formally launched at a subsequent meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa in June 2003. This meeting adopted the Johannesburg Declaration, committing the parties to core liberal democratic principles. The network is now run from the Democratic Alliance headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] The Westminster Foundation for Democracy primarily supports the ALN, and since its inception it has maintained a mutually beneficial relationship with other partners. To ensure sustainability the ALN is seeking to diversity and broaden its support and partnership base to include other institutions.

Objectives

The Africa Liberal Network's objectives are:

Projects and activities

The ALN's projects focus on: coordination and leadership meetings; election/campaign support; policy development; party organisation and development; political education, civic awareness, voter education and registration; joint policy positions; training seminars, workshops; gender and youth mainstreaming; information and Skills exchange through visits, website, bulletin, publications, research.

Members

 Botswana

 Burkina Faso

 Burundi

 Comoros

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

 Ethiopia

 Guinea

 Ivory Coast

 Kenya

 Madagascar

 Malawi

 Mali

 Morocco

 Mozambique

 Senegal

 Seychelles

 Sierra Leone

 Somalia

Somaliland Somaliland

 South Africa

 South Sudan

 Sudan

 Tanzania

 Uganda

 Zambia

References

  1. ↑ "DA to host ALN Secretariat". February 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

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