Kenya hosts Governance, Democracy and Human Rights in Africa conference

The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Nairobi, in partnership with the European Union and Afrobarometer, is hosting the East Africa Data for Governance Alliance Project convening. Participants are expected to create plans to collaborate and strengthen relationships to promote the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

The Stakeholders’ Convening on Governance, Democracy, and Human Rights in Africa will kick off today Monday, 17 October in Nairobi, Kenya. The five-day convention will bring together regional Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and African Union organs in discussion to promote data-based advocacy.

Participants will include representatives from the African Union Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, the African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights, the African Peer Review Mechanism, and the Economic, Social, and Cultural Council.

The civil society organizations include the Eastern Africa Child Rights Network, Human Rights Watch, East African Civil Society Organizations’ Forum, Life and Peace Institute, Horn of Africa Regional Programme, and Plan International African Union Liaison Office.