Building Bridges for Local Excellence
French speaking countries in Africa like Mali, Niger and Senegal are regularly confronted with social, economic, environmental and security issues. Situated at the doorway to Europe, both continents, Africa and Europe, are affected by these issues leading to precarious living conditions for the population, mistrust into government structures and massive migratory movements.
In order to meet these challenges, decentralisation, good governance, democratisation of local governments as well as the promotion of respect for the rule of law and of efficient service delivery for the local population are indispensable elements for successful development strategies in Western African countries. By creating new innovative Master programmes on Local Governance and Local Public Management, the participating universities and research institutions in Mali, Niger, Senegal and Germany contribute to the satisfaction of the increasing demand for knowledge and skills improvement in the field of good governance, sustainable development and public financial management.
The project focusses on the development of
The CEGLA’s work is based on successful development strategies such as decentralisation, constitutional administration and governance, and partnership-based democratic development planning in the municipalities. In this way, CEGLA makes an important contribution to meeting the growing demand for better skilled, responsible personnel at the local level in order to provide the population with urgently needed basic services.
***Please note that the CEGLA website is not fully accessible at the moment. It is currently being restructured.***
The CEGLA via the University of Legal and Political Sciences of Bamako (USJPB), the Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey (UAM) and the African Centre for Higher Studies in Management (CESAG) offers the Master’s degree in “Decentralisation and Local Governance”. This course aims at strengthening the capacities of future and current civil servants working in local authorities and in deconcentrated administrations, in order for them to become the key stakeholders for a successful decentralisation and local development.
Although almost non-existent as a focus of research interest, it has recently emerged in sub-Saharan Africa, and particularly in French-speaking West Africa, an intellectual curiosity that makes this sphere an exciting laboratory for scientific research on decentralisation and the reconstruction of local communities. The latter are the foundation of democratic, integrated, secure and prosperous societies. Sharing this analysis, the newly created Centre of Excellence for Local Governance in Africa (CEGLA), in addition to its Master’s programme, has set up its doctoral programme. Main research topics are Finance and financial management of local governments; Local governance and sustainable development; Migration, peace and security; Local government partnership and cooperation; CEGLA and local government baseline studies, monitoring and evaluation. The CEGLA website normally hosts an extensive database of basic documentation, legal texts and articles on local governance in Western Africa and beyond.
The CEGLA in Africa regularly awards DAAD scholarships for particpating in the CEGLA Master and PhD programmes. The calls for applications are published on DIGI-FACE.
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Le Centre d’Excellence de Gouvernance Locale en Afrique (CEGLA) vous invite à prendre part en ligne aux activités de la 3ème édition du colloque international…
Thème: DECENTRALISATION ET GOUVERNANCE LOCALE EN AFRIQUE DANS UN CONTEXTE DE CRISE SANITAIREMONDIALE : LEÇONS APPRISES ET PERSPECTIVES Theme: DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA…
Colloque scientifique international en ligne du CEGLA à Bamako – Développement local, paix et sécurité en Afrique de l’Ouest La Coordination Général du Centre d’Excellence…
CEGLA network in Freiburg in febuary 2023
How does administration work in Niger? Visit of the community of Simiri in November 2019
Scientific Conference organised by CEGLA in Niamey in November 2019
CEGLA Meeting at the CEGLA partner Arnold Bergstraesser Institut in Freiburg
CEGLA Project Meeting in at the University of Applied Sciences Kehl
Inauguration of the Centre CEGLA in Dakar with Prof. Bayala, General Director of CESAG, and Stephan Röken, Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany in Senegal
Inauguration of the Centre CEGLA in Dakar with Dr. Harouna Diallo, Project Leader CEGLA at USJPB, and Stefan Bienefeld, Head of Division, Development Cooperation and Transregional Programmes, DAAD
Inauguration of the Centre CEGLA in Dakar with Dr. Mamane Djibo, Project Leader CEGLA at UAMN, and Stefan Bienefeld, Head of Division, Development Cooperation and Transregional Programmes, DAAD
Prof. Dr. Ewald Eisenberg, Project Leader CEGLA
Prof. Dr. Ewald Eisenberg, Project Leader CEGLA, Dr. Mamane Djibo Project Leader at UAMN, Prof. Dr. Andreas Pattar, Deputy Project Leader (f.l.t.r.)
CEGLA as part of the steering committee in the project Digital Initiative for the African Centres of Excellence DIGI-FACE
CEGLA members at the Kick-Off Meeting of the DIGI-FACE project
CEGLA members at the Kick-Off Meeting of the DIGI-FACE project
Members of the CEGLA Alumni network
CEGLA Master students in Bamako, Mali
CEGLA Master students in Niamey, Niger
DIGI-FACE – Digital Initative for African Centres of Excellence represented by:
University of Applied Sciences Kehl
Kehl Institute of Applied Research (KIAF)
Projects International Cooperation and Development
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https://www.hs-kehl.de/
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