Good governance as an act of steering people's development involves full-range participation and embraces transparency, accountability and equity. It requires effective capacities on the part of all stakeholders at community, local, national, regional and global levels, and in all sectors, i.e., public, private and civil society. African countries that have experienced visible successes in decentralized governance have conceived their local governance policies and strategies both horizontally and vertically. There is currently a strong need for capacity-building in local governance to focus on empowering all stakeholders for their full-range socio-politico-economic participation in decentralized governance.

20 p. : charts