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Questions and answers is meant to by and for practitioners to ask and answer burning questions on LED. It is a space for fostering a direct exchange between local decision-makers (Mayors) and LED professionals. This exchange is key in advancing the LED agenda in Africa and depends very much on your willing participation. Your comments are immensely appreciated!
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African Mayors ask about LED

01.02.2012

How to effectively lobby for better resource allocation for local government in a LED national process ?

In our countries, the efficiency of local governments in implementing LED is generally hampered by poor resource allocation. Are there examples where the adoption of LED  as a national policy has served as an opportunity to question and effectively lobby for better financial resource distribution between central government and local governments ?  Which actors were instrumental in bringing about such changes?

 

Daniel Chisenga

Mayor of Lusaka, Zambia

African Mayors ask about LED

03.10.2011

How can a local government make maximum use of a transcontinental highway?

It is usually said that where a road passes, development follows! My question is: how can a local government make maximum use of a major transcontinental highway, passing through its locality and linking over six countries, to boost its local economy.  Are there telling examples we can learn from?

 

Hajj Siragi Katano

Mayor of Iganga, Uganda

African Mayors ask about LED

03.02.2011

Are there pertinent examples of diversification of a local economy based on heritage tourism?

In a city dominated by agro-industry, we want to diversify our business by focusing on heritage tourism. Are there any examples for inspiration?

 

JET Ramokhoase

Executive Mayor, Fezile Dabi District Municpality (South Africa)

African Mayors ask about LED

01.08.2010

Which LED experiences focusing on rural infrastructures can be found out there?

What are the lessons learned?

 

Njong Fonyuy Donatus

Mayor of Kumbo Council (Cameroon)

African Mayors ask about LED

24.05.2010

How to assess an LED programme's impact from the common man perspective ?

How can I assess an LED programme and show to people the impact on job creation and revenue generation?

 

Leonard Bihondo

Mayor of Mwanza, Chairman, Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania Member of LEDNA's Steering Committee

African Mayors ask about LED

14.04.2010

How is local leadership developed in LED programmes ?

Which kind of trainings exist on local leadership in an LED process ?

 

Charles Kabinga Mumena

President Local Government Association of Zambia

African Mayors ask about LED

26.02.2010

Are there examples of LED strategies based on town markets ?

As the commercial structure of a city is an important LED factor, are there examples of LED strategies based on town markets?

 

Herbert George-Williams

Mayor of the Municipality of Freetown Sierra Leone

African Mayors ask about LED

09.11.2009

Are there examples of LED strategies based on livestock?

Are there examples of cities that have based their LED strategies on cattle, whether the sale of live cattle, meat or processing of ancillary products such as skins? What lessons can we learn?

 

Ibrahim D. Jalo Waziri

Mayor of Gombe, National President Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON

African Mayors ask about LED

16.10.2009

Which LED strategies in times of global recession?

In a context of global recession and companies close down, which strategies for economic regeneration can be put in place?

 

Anthony M. Katongo (Zambia)

Mayor of the City of Ndola

African Mayors ask about LED

11.09.2009

2010 Soccer World Cup and LED

Hosting next year's Soccer World Cup, are there experiences of LED strategies focused on international events of short duration and highly mediatised? Which experiences to be inspired from and in which country?”

 

Amos Masondo (South Africa)

Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg