The Africa Liberal Network (ALN; ) is an organization composed of 42
political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
from 24 countries in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
. It is an associated organisation of
Liberal International
Liberal International (LI) is a worldwide organization of liberalism, liberal political parties. The political international was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal and progressive democratic parties aim ...
, 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
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...
, in June 2003. This meeting adopted th
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.
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 diversify and broaden its support and partnership base to include other institutions.
Objectives
The Africa Liberal Network's objectives are:
* Facilitate the development and growth of Liberal Democratic parties.
* Encourage solidarity among member parties with the aim of assisting them to achieve power through democratic means.
* Establish an alliance of like-minded Liberal Democratic parties in Africa for sharing information and experiences.
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
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Organization of African Liberal Youth-Liberals Energizing African Democracy OALY-LEAD
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Botswana Movement for Democracy BMD
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Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally ADF-RDA
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Union for Progress and Reform UPC
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Alternative Faso FA
* ADR
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Alliance Nationale pour les Comores ANC
*
National Alliance of Democrats for Reconstruction ANADER
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Together for the Republic EPR
* PNR
*
Peuple au Service de la Nation PSN
Republic of Congo
*
Union des Démocrates Humanistes UDH-Yuki
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Republican Movement MR
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Ethiopian Democratic Party EDP
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
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Liberal Party of Ghana LPG
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Progressive People's Party PPP
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Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea UFDG
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Union of Republican Forces UFR
* PADES
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Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace RHDP
*
Orange Democratic Movement
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a centre-left political party in Kenya. It is the successor of a grassroots people's movement that was formed during the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum campaign. This movement separated in Augus ...
ODM
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Arche de la Nation ADN
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Movement for the Progress of Madagascar MFM
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Parti citoyen pour le renouveau PCR
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Party for Economic Development and Solidarity PDES
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Union for the Republic and Democracy URD
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Rassemblement pour la Mauritanie RPM-Temam
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Popular Movement MP
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Constitutional Union UC
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Senegalese Democratic Party PDS
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Alliance for the Republic APR
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Rewmi
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Seychelles National Party SNP
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CAHDİ Party
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Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party Kulmiye
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Democratic Alliance DA
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Liberal Party of Sudan LPS
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Sudan of the Future SoF
Eswatini
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i ...
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African United Democratic Party AUDP
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Civic United Front CUF
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Alliance for Change and Transparency ACT–Wazalendo
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People's Alliance for Change PAC
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United Party for National Development UPND
References
External links
Africa Liberal Network{{interlib
2001 establishments in Africa
International liberal organizations
Liberalism in Africa
Organisations based in Cape Town
Pan-African organizations
Political party alliances in Africa
Politics of Africa