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WATHI 5 - GOVERNANCE LESSONS FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS FOR WEST AFRICA

30 Nov 2021

The Special Series of publications on Covid-19 Lessons for West Africa This WATHI5 and the longer Mataki version are the first in a special series on the economic, political, educational and regional integration lessons to be drawn from the Covid-19 crisis, as part of a project funded by the OSIWA Foundation, a member of the global network of Open Society Foundations. [...] The lessons in terms of political governance are in line with, and build on the recommendations outlined in WATHI’s “Mataki” on the political and institutional reforms that countries in the region need to build effective democracies capable of meeting the security, political, economic and social needs of the people. [...] In particular: a) Establish the principle of public hearings and confirmation vote, by a dedicated committee of the National Assembly for all ministerial functions and for the highest positions of civil administration and military nominees proposed by the President of the Republic. [...] This commission should also report yearly on the performance of the public service, the efforts made to improve it, the most significant weaknesses both in terms of overall performance and the contribution to the reduction of regional inequalities in access to public services. [...] e) Include in the mandate of the proposed High Authority for the Consolidation of Democracy, the possibility of the government seizing the institution and of the institution taking up on its own accord urgent issues.
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8
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Senegal