In many young democracies political parties are not well organized, this is partly due to a lack of (financial)support. Non-governementel organisations, however, do receive a lot of international support for their advocacy work. This has resulted in NGOs partly taking over the role of political opposition and political parties. In the long run this will curtail democratisation processes in Africa.

Keyword(s): democratisation, politics, africa

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