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minimum of one-tenth of such funding to cover operational overheads and contribute to
core costs. There was also strong backing for the creation of an African Centre for
Humanitarian Action – a think tank based in Addis Ababa to support the sustainable

growth of cost-effective and efficient NGOs.

"Today's international aid system is skewed in favour of the Northern agenda and cannot
respond adequately to the priorities of organisations in the South," said Dawit Zawde,

founding president of relief agency Africa Humanitarian Action. "Africa has long been
depicted as a hopeless zone of conflict, famine and displacement that lacks capacity to

respond adequately to crisis. This perception supports an aid paradigm that
marginalises and erodes local capacity, casting African actors as sub-contractors to their
international counterparts.

"African NGOs Urge More Aid Through Local Agencies." 203
Nick Cater, AlertNet (December 2004)

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Lack of mutual trust ?

“ Over the last 15 years, 11 African countries have adopted legislation or policies that
improperly constrained noNGOvernmental organizations (NGOs).

Seven countries--Egypt, Tunisia, Rwanda, Zambia,2 Malawi,Mozambique, and Tanzania--
have anti-NGO measures pending or may be moving to introduce them, while six--
Kenya,Malawi, ANGOla, Nigeria, CoNGO-Brazzaville, and Zimbabwe--have introduced

such measures only to have them abandoned by the executive, rejected by the

legislature, or invalidated by the courts. These laws and policies seek to impose state
control over civil society, particularly NGOs that work on human rights and governance

issues. “

"The Spread of Anti-NGO Measures in Africa: Freedoms Under Threat." (2019) 204
Freedom House.
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“ in Africa, the relationship between the state and NGOs has been challenged by lack of

mutual trust, while the proliferation of NGOs has not been met with political neutrality.
We argue that given the fact that NGOs have had a significant impact in Africa, a
partnership between the state and NGOs can realise sustainable development through

working together. However, the state should provide a favourable environment for NGOs
to operate and work in collaboration with the state in service provision in critical areas. “

"State-NGO Relations in Africa." 205
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, (October 2013)
Hofisi, Miriam, and Costa Hofisi.