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United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa)

The umbrella organization for African local governments, was founded in 2005 in the City of Tshwane, South Africa as a result of the unification of three continental groups of local governments, namely the African Union of Local Authorities (AULA); the Union des Villes Africaines (UVA); and the Africa Chapter of the União das Ciudades e Capitães Lusófonas Africanas, (UCCL AFRICA).

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Our Pillars

Capacity and Knowledge Management of Local Authorities and National Associations

One of the key elements of our service delivery includes working closely with our members to ensure political representation and financial sustainability.

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Advocacy and Mobilization for Decentralization

As the leading advocate for decentralization we understand that wider participation on this agenda and other African and Global Agendas will not happen on its own.

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Access to Funding and Technical Assistance of Local Authorities and Their Associations

Providing good governance in local government systems is no easy task and requires professional administration and strong leadership.

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UCLG Africa delivers programs aimed at improving the lives of grassroots communities across the continent.

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Our History

Creation of the Union of African Cities (UVA) with headquarters in Dakar (Senegal)

Transfer of the UVA headquarters from Dakar to Rabat (Morocco)

Creation of the Coordination of World Associations of Cities and Local Authorities (WACLAC) during the Habitat II Summit in Istanbul (Turkey)

First Africities Summit in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

The Lomé Summit adopted the Constitutional Act of the Union.Creation of the Council of African Municipalities and Regions (CCRA) bringing together the three groups of local authorities according to the official language of their countries of origin (English-speaking, French-speaking, Portuguese-speaking)

Establishment of the Council of African Municipalities and Regions (CCRA) at the Africities 3 Summit in Yaoundé (Cameroon), later renamed United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA)

Founding Congress of UCLGA in Tshwane (South Africa)

Launch of the LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa)

First extraordinary general assembly of UCLG Africa in Abuja (Nigeria)
Adoption of the GADDEPA, strategic plan 2008-2020 of UCLG Africa

Creation of the AfricanLocal Government Academy (ALGA)

Meeting of the Pan-African Council of UCLG Africa in Cairo (Egypt)
Participation of UCLG Africa in the 2nd World Congress of UCLG in Mexico City (Mexico)

Launch of REFELA in Tangier (Morocco)

Ordinary General Assembly of UCLG Africa in Dakar (Senegal), putting an end to the crisis that started in 2006 and consecrating the return to unity within the UCLG Africa family
Launch of the Peer Review program

Launch of the Territorial Coaching program
Creation of the African Observatory on Local Finance
Creation of the Africa MAGNET (Network of city managers) and Africa FINET (Network of city Financial Directors)

Adoption by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union of the African Charter of Values and Principles on Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Development

Establishment of UCLG Africa Regional Offices

Adoption of the new constitution of UCLG Africa in an extraordinary General Assembly: the acronym retained is UCLG Africa instead of UCLGA
Launching of the African Observatory on Human Resources of Subnational and Local Governments

Establishment of the Knowledge Hub, the Resource Centre UCLG Africa
First African Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes targeting Local Governments (FAMI)
Launch of the Climate Task Force
Creation of the Africa TECHNET (Network of city Technical Directors)

African Forum of Regions
Adoption of the Charter of African Local Authorities on Migration
Official launch of the Campaign on "African cities without street children " by its Patron, Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco
8th edition of the Africities Summit in Marrakech (Morocco) which coincided with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Africities

Proposal of the program on territorializing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to accelerate the achievement of the objectives of the Paris Agreement
Establishment of the African Committee of Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) whose declaration lists UCLG Africa among the organizations responsible for supporting the implementation of the Climate Agenda on the African continent

Adoption of GADDEPA 2.0, the strategic plan 2021-2030 of UCLG Africa

First Africities 9th edition summit in an intermediary city, Kisumu City - Kenya.
‘The Role of Intermediary Cities of Africa in the implementation of Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063’.

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UCLG Africa Network

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