Newsgroup: it.hobby.viaggi
Titolo: Curiosità sull'Africa

Ieri ho letto un articolo sui paesi piů poveri del mondo. La gran parte di
essi si trovano in Africa: Etiopia, Sierra Leone, Mali, ecc. Qualcuno mi piů
dire se questi paesi sono retti da regimi democratici o da dittature? Vorrei
sapere se qualcuno li ha visitati e che esperianza ha riportato da questo
viaggio dal punto di vista umano.
Grazie
Angelo


Etiopia
POLITICS 
Elections 
National elections took place on 14 May 2000. The ruling Ethiopian
People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) won by a large
majority, although more opposition, independent and female candidates
succeeded in gaining seats than during the last election in 1995. 
The political situation in Ethiopia in 2001 was complicated by a power
struggle within the core party of the coalition government. Prime
Minister Meles expelled dissidents from the party and charged them
with corruption. 
Meles has moved to develop a new power base, drawing more heavily on
the support of the other regional parties that make up the EPRDF. On 8
October 2001 Meles announced a major government re-structuring and a
new 5-year policy agenda. Meles said that high priority would be given
to developing a democratic system. This would include increasing
opposition participation in political life and lifting press
restrictions. He pledged Government commitment to improving the
judicial and legal administration, including devolving power to the
regions. He also made commitments to respect human rights and to work
to deliver good governance. 
The most recent local elections were held in Southern Region in
December 2001. International observers concluded that the elections
were ‘not-democratic’. 
In October 2001, Girma Wolde Giorgis was elected as the new President
of Ethiopia for a six-year term. 
Sierra Leone
questo è il link
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c
=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744991317
La storia della Sierra Leone è un pò complicata
Mali
POLITICS
Recent Political Developments and Elections
Former President Konare was extremely active in the West African
region as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) in 2000 and 2001. He was highly critical of undemocratic
regimes and supported the peace process in Sierra Leone. He also
inspired a regional moratorium on small arms. However Konare faced
criticism from opposition parties for spending too little time on
domestic problems with the economy and education.
After two terms in power, Konare was succeeded as President in May
2002 by Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT), leader of the democratic
transition in 1991 and respected international statesman. Following 10
years in power, and after losing the presidency, the legislative
elections in July 2002 marked the end of the dominance of ADEMA over
the political scene in Mali. Despite allegations of corruption and
very low voter turnout, both the Presidential and Legislative
elections last year were regarded as broadly free and fair. Toure's
domestic priorities centre on: the struggling economy; Mali's
unemployed and poorly educated youth; the fight against corruption;
and expected food shortages following last year's poor harvests.
Decentralisation
One of the remarkable features of Malian democracy is the
decentralisation process. Konare made this a personal commitment.
There are currently 703 communes with mayors and councils elected in
1999. The Ministry in charge of administering the programme is aiming
to get tax and service provision closer to the population who will
therefore be able to see the direct benefits of local government. This
is an ambitious strategy and there is no guarantee that local communes
can raise resources and more effectively than the central State. Both
donors and the central government are helping the commune councils
build up their management capabilities. It will be interesting to see
how ATT will take this forward
In conclusione, il Mali per quanto povero ha una tradizione
democratica che può essere di esempio da altri paesi.
fonte 
http://www.fco.gov.uk
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