The fund is intended to support West African states currently facing various democratic challenges.
A coalition of international donors has launched a new $20 million West Africa Democracy Fund to promote democracy in the subregion, following growing pro-military intervention sentiments., John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Luminate, and Open Society Foundations, was launched in Abuja, Nigeria 's capital, on Monday, with the mandate of strengthening democracy across the region.
The fund is intended to support West African states currently facing various democratic challenges and, over three years, will back initiatives aimed at increasing citizens' engagement with democratic and political transitions in the respective countries. "The vice president also wants to remind us that, amid this despair about democratic reversals, most especially in West Africa, we are encouraged by elections that have been successfully held in countries such as Liberia, Ghana, Senegal, and Nigeria.
In his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, called on donors to support the building of institutions that uphold democracy in the region. "Most of the time, the democratic institutions in West Africa are weak, and so they cannot stand up against strong leaders. They often fail to stand up for the people.
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