A meeting of the Democracy Union of Africa occurred with the support of the IDU on 3–5 February 2019 in Accra, Ghana.[2] 17 parties from within the DUA were represented at this meeting.[3]
In an address to Ghanaian media at the meeting in Accra, IDU Secretary General Christian Kattner said that, ‘we need a strong Democracy Union of Africa offering a sustainable network for political parties on the African continent, fighting together for freedom and democracy in order to ensure a better life of all people of Africa.[6]
Interim Steering Committee
The current executive committee was elected in December 2024. The current leadership are as follows:[7]
Chairperson: Md Louisa Atta-Agyemang, Member of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana
Secretary General: Mr Joy Reuben, Deputy Secretary General of the Inkatha Freedom Party in South Africa
Deputy Chairman: Hon Rafael Savimbi Massanga, Member of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)
Treasurer: Md Leonor Elisa Lopes De Sousa, Member of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique in Mozambique
Vice-Chair for North Africa: Mr. Rahhal El Makkaoui, Member of the Executive Committee in Charge of International Relations, Istiqlal Party, Morocco
Vice-Chair for East Africa: Mr. Deogratias Munishi, International Relations Secretary, CHADEMA, Tanzania
Vice Chair for West Africa: Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, General Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, Nigeria
Vice Chair for Southern Africa: Md. Linette Olofsson, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Democratic Movement, Mozambique
Vice Chair for Central Africa: Md. Avelino Mocache Mehenga, President of the Unión de Centro Derecha (UCD), Equatorial Guinea