This research presents findings of a
study on establishing a civil society
interface mechanism with the African
Union, in particular those institutions
based in Midrand, South Africa: the
African Peer Review Mechanism, the
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
and the Pan African Parliament. It concludes that the AU in general and its institutional programmes in particular, have created provisions for civil society participation and involvement. However, a
lot more still needs to be done to democratise decision making, formalise
effective relations and establish modalities that would facilitate access
and information sharing between inter
-governmental institutions and CSOs.
