Democracy, governance and the Pan-African idea: whither Africa?: report of colloquium

Abstract

The colloquium aims at promoting greater awareness, sensitization, knowledge generation and provide policy direction on governance in Africa. The high level colloquium while provoking debate and discussion was designated in honour of a notable pan-African civil activist Tajudeen Abdul Raheem. ECA is mandated with undertaking policy research, generating knowledge and conducting policy analysis and advocacy to foster Africa’s development and integration, the institution consequently organized the colloquium on the theme: “Democracy, Governance and Pan-African Idea: Whither Africa?”. The objectives of the meeting were two-fold. The first objective of the meeting is to have a discussion on democracy, governance and the pan-African idea led by a distinguished panel and the active participation of all guests. The second objective is to pay homage to the late Tajudeen Abdul Raheem.