Acknowledgements

It is necessary to mention the names and commitments of various individuals and institutions for the successful accomplishment of the New Africa Initiative project. People in-charge of Kituo cha Katiba: East African Centre for Constitutional Development, Series on Alternative Research in East Africa Trust, Development Through Media, East African Uongozi Institute, the National Museums of Kenya, Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, UCLA, and the Nairobi Office of the Ford Foundation deserve special thanks for what they did to promote the objectives of the New Africa Initiative. Ms. Harriet Busingye, Mr. Mutahi Ngunyi, Prof. Rwekaza Mukandala, Ms. Dommie Yambo-Odotte, Dr. Mohamed Isahakia, Dr. Sultan Somjee, Prof. Edmond Keller, Prof. Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed, Prof. Jonathan Moyo, Ms. MaryKay Penn, Ms. Assumpta Oturu, Ms. Zainab Ali, Ms. Misrark Kinfemichael and Dr. Tegegne Teka helped in the development and the success of the workshops at various levels. Dr. Kassahun Berhanu and Mr. Shiferaw Bekele, both from the Addis Abeba University, helped in the organisation of the manuscripts into a book. Mrs. Alemtsehay Zewde helped in the development of the book cover design. Ms. Misrark Kinfemichael of OSSREA provided all the necessary secretarial work for this publication. We thank them all for their contributions.