Political party finance and political corruption scandals are by no means exclusive to Africa. However, whereas a wide range of literature has been published on Western Europe, North American and Australia, relatively little research exists on the way these issues impact the continent and possible solutions to the problem. In February 2003, NDI launched the Africa Political Party Finance Initiative (APPFI), one of the first attempts to understand and evaluate the challenges of political party financing in Africa. Under the first component of the program, NDI gathered information on political party financing legal frameworks and politicians', academics' and civic activists' perceptions of political party financing in 22 countries around the world. Money in Politics: A Study of Party Financing Practices in 22 Countries, published in 2005, contains a comparative analysis across all the countries as well as individual profiles of party finance laws, practices and challenges in each country studied. Twelve of the countries in the study are in Africa.

Under the second component of the program, NDI supported the efforts of four local civic groups: the Center for Democratic Development (CDD), Ghana; the Center for Governance and Development (CGD), Kenya; the Réseau Africain pour le Développement Intégré (RADI), Senegal; and the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) to raise awareness about party financing practices and their impact on governance and development and to create momentum for reform in their respective countries. Additional information on activities in the four countries is available here. A selection of materials produced by the four implementing partners is also available below. Party Finance Reform in Africa, published as a companion booklet to Money in Politics, further describes the accomplishments and lessons learned from activities in the four countries.

The APPFI was funded by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development.

Resources

NDI Documents

Money in Politics: A Study of Party Financing Practices in 22 Countries, January 2005

Money in Politics: Supporting the Search for Solutions in Africa, (PDF 2 MB) November 2004

L'Argent en Politique: Encourager la Recherche de Solutions en Afrique, (PDF 2 MB) November 2004

Country-Specific Resources

Ghana

Financing Political Parties in Ghana: Policy Guidelines (PDF)

Survey Report: Political Party Financing in Ghana (PDF)

For more information, please contact:

Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD)

P.O.Box 404

Legon-Accra

Ghana

Telephone: + 233 (21) 776142 / 763029

Fax: + 233 (21) 763028

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Kenya

Money and Politics: The Case of Party Nominations in Kenya (PDF)

Political Parties to be Funded by the State, CGD Policy Brief, Issue 01/03 (PDF)

Finally, State Funding for Political Parties, CGD Bills Digest, Issue 01/03 (PDF)

For more information, please contact:

Centre for Governance and Development (CGD)

P. O. Box 4037-00506

Nairobi

Kenya

Telephone/Fax: +254 (20) 734 576/734 579

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Senegal

Financement des Partis Politiques. Pourquoi? Comment? (PDF)

For more information, please contact:

Réseau Africain pour le Développement Intégré (RADI)

BP 120885

Dakar

Senegal

Telephone: +221 824 2857/825 75 33

Fax: +221 825 7536

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www.radi-afrique.net

South Africa

Money in Politics (IDASA radio program. Requires Windows Media Player.)

Part One

Part Two

For more information, please contact:

Institute for Democracy in South Africa(IDASA)

6 Spin Street

P. O. Box 1739

Cape Town 8000

Republic of South Africa

Telephone: +27 (21) 467 5600

Fax: +27 (21) 462 5261

www.idasa.org.za

Contact Information

For more information about these programs, use our contact form or contact:

Washington, D.C.

Sef Ashiagbor, Senior Program Manager

(202) 728-6350