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Democracy Networks in Africa

Here are some other networks of democracy organizations in Africa, some of which focus on specific issues, such as human rights, gender equality, and independent media.
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  Link   Afronet - Inter-African Network for Human Rights & Development
Afronet helps facilitate networking, cooperation and organization among NGOs in Africa. It also seeks to facilitate the generation, dissemination, and sharing of information in and outside Africa.
  Link   Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women - EASSI
EASSI facilitates collaboration and information sharing among different actors and stakeholders in the First world conference on women's issues in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the African and Beijing Platform for Action.
  Link   GERDDES Africa
GERDDES AFRICA seeks to promote democratic and social development in Africa. It is made up of 32 members throughout the region.
  Link   InterAfrica Group
The InterAfrica Group seeks to represent the voices of citizens of the "Greater Horn" of Africa. Its mission focuses on advancing peace, justice and respect for humanitarian law in the "Greater Horn" of Africa. Contact: iag@telecom.net.et
  Link   MWENGO
MWENGO, established in 1991, is designed to strengthen the capacities of NGOs in Eastern and Southern Africa to articulate and implement a development agenda rooted in African experience and analysis.
  Link   Network for the Defense of Independent Media in Africa - NDIMA
The Network for the Defense of Independent Media in Africa aims to provide temporary shelter and solace to displaced journalists, as well as enabling them to be efficient professionals. Contact: ndima@iconnect.co.ke
  Link   Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network - SAHRINGON
SAHRINGON was established in 1997 to provide a platform for a collective voice to respond to the ever-increasing regional and global challenge facing human rights NGOs in Southern Africa.
  Link   Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme (UIDH)
The Union, established in 1992, is a Pan-African network of over 40 human rights organizations in over 30 countries in Africa. The UIDH's missions are the defense, the promotion, and the protection of human rights.
  Link   West Africa Democracy Network (WADNET) - Centre for Democracy and Development
West Africa Democracy Network (WADNET) seeks to build durable regional partnerships among institutions of civil society. The Network faciliates information sharing, exchnage, and cooperation.
 
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