June 20-22, 2011 (Dakar, Senegal)

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies organized the international conference, “Two decades of democracy and governance in Africa: lessons learned, challenges and prospects” bringing together academics, activists and politicians from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Participants generated intellectual reflections and rigorous discussion on how the process of democratization in Africa and the architecture of governance have promoted social justice, social progress and development on the continent over the past two decades.

The conference focused on progress and achievements, lessons learned, failures, challenges and opportunities, and policy-based interventions that might be useful to improve democracy and governance in Africa in the next two decades of the 21st century.

Visit the conference site for more information.